INSTRUCTIONS FOR BRINGING UP SCARLETT

Book ID/图书代码： 10010011B45546

English Summary/英文概要： Alice McLean is living the life she always dreamed of: no ties, no constraints and no worries. As an only child, with her parents long gone, she’s financially independent and has an undemanding job as a travel writer, working from her picturesque cottage in Gloucestershire. Her life is one of carefree adventure, full of spa days, dinner parties and glamorous foreign travel.

But Alice’s charmed existence comes to an abrupt end when she receives some devastating news - her best friend Virginia and her husband have been killed in a car crash. Then the solicitor informs her that she is now the legal guardian of their daughter, Scarlett. Suddenly, Alice’s uncomplicated life is thrown into turmoil. Now she must come to terms not only with the loss of her oldest friend, but with the new-found responsibilities of being a single parent. So begins a journey that will force Alice to reassess her dreams, as she realises that sometimes the greatest adventures are the ones you never thought you’d take...

It’s not the promises we make that count, it’s the ones we keep...

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 從單身貴族轉變成單親媽媽，人生的美夢會因此幻滅嗎？

Alice McLean是一名旅遊作家。雙親過世多年，她獨自居住在格羅斯特郡的小別墅中。經濟獨立自主的Alice，沒有婚姻、孩子等等束縛，過著充滿了旅行、美食、派對的生活。對她來說生命就是一段段無憂無慮的旅程所組成。
這樣迷人的生活方式，被一場意外車禍給改變…
摯友Virginia與丈夫在車禍中雙雙過世，兩人的律師告知Alice，遺囑中指定她為Virginia的女兒Scarlett的監護人。Alice從人人稱羨的單身貴族，瞬間變成一名單親媽媽，原本簡單的生活陷入混亂中。面對摯友驟逝的傷痛她尚未撫平，眼前又有新的責任等著她。Alice該如何從中取得平衡？生命若是一段接著一段的旅程，那麼對於Alice來說眼前的這段又該算是怎樣的一趟旅程呢？(Vincent)

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About the Author/作者介绍： Annie Sanders is two people. rthAnnie Ashwo and Meg Sanders are television and print journalists who have written ten non-fiction books and six novels together while managing to remain the best of friends. Both live in Stratford-Upon-Avon with their families. www.anniesanders.co.uk
Annie Sande事實上是兩個人。分別是Annie Ashworth 和Meg Sanders。兩人是多年好友，同樣從事媒體相關行業。曾經一同撰寫超過十本非文學類書籍以及六本小說。www.anniesanders.co.uk

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