THE BOY WHO FELL TO EARTH

Book ID/图书代码： 04300011B49627

English Summary/英文概要： Meet Merlin. He’s Lucy’s bright, beautiful, brilliant son – who just happens to be autistic. Since Merlin’s father, the reserved, workaholic Jeremy, left them in the lurch shortly after Merlin’s diagnosis, Lucy has made Merlin the centre of her world. Struggling with the joys and tribulations of raising her eccentrically adorable yet challenging child, (if only Merlin came with operating instructions) Lucy doesn’t have room for any other man in her life... so why bother trying to find one?

When Lucy’s sister and mother point out that she’s becoming increasingly cynical about life in general (and men in particular), she finally resolves to dip a poorly pedicured toe back into the world of dating. Thanks to Merlin‘s candour and quirkiness, things don’t go quite to plan. Yet just as Lucy is resolved to a life of singledom once more Archie – the most imperfectly perfect man for her and her son - lands on her doorstep. But then, so does Jeremy, begging for forgiveness and a second chance... Does Lucy need a real father for Merlin, or a real partner for herself?

Funny yet heartbreaking, witty and wise, this unputdownable, bittersweet novel about keeping your family together when your world is falling apart, is the wonderful Kathy Lette at her very best.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 讓我們來認識下梅林，露西可愛聰明的兒子。誰都猜不出他竟然會是個自閉症患兒。

梅林確診為自閉症患者時，他父親就拋棄了他們，讓他們在困境中掙扎。自此，梅林就成為了露西生活的中心，除了撫養她可愛但與眾不同的兒子，克服其中的痛苦，感受其中的欣喜，梅林每天都在祈禱自己能找到治療自閉症的方法，露西的生活已經容不進其他男人。

梅林十歲時，露西懷疑羅馬教皇都該打電話給她告訴她獨身的秘訣了。她再一次期待愛情的到來。坦率但秉性奇怪的兒子讓這一切又一次失敗。就在露西準備放棄追求幸福時，Archie，一個願意照顧她和兒子的完美男人出現在她面前。此時，梅林的父親再次出現，祈求母子的寬恕，希望有第二次機會。露西會如何選擇？為梅林保留真正的父親還是為自己找一個好男人？(Celia)

Awards/获奖情况：
“幽默背後的真相，這是本書突出之處。”——《獨立報》
“有趣感人的故事。”——《每日電訊報》
“真是個令人震驚的故事。本書是萊特第一次寫如此嚴肅的話題。以諷刺愛情小說出名的她成功地將自己的風格與這個嚴肅哀傷的話題相融合在一起。”——《每日郵報》Wendy Holden
“感人、有趣、不凡。”——《婦女與家庭》
“The Boy who Fell on Earth是一本關於兒子和母親之間的感人故事，文筆如萊特原本的風格一樣。”——《星期日泰晤士報》

About the Author/作者介绍： 凱西•萊特17歲時完成了人生的第一本小說” Puberty Blues”,這部小說隨後被改編成電影。多年來，她作為報紙專欄小說家和美國和澳大利亞的電視劇編劇。她的作品包括國際暢銷小說《瘋牛》，根據此書改編的電影由Joanna Lumley 和 Anna Friel出演；《How to Kill Your Husband and Other Handy Household Hints》（此書現由澳大利亞維多利亞歌劇院搬上螢幕）和《To Love, Honour and Betray》。她的小說被譯成14種語言，在全球出版。凱西多次作為BBC“Sky News”的嘉賓。她還擔任國際婦女和兒童白絲帶計畫的宣傳大使。2010年她收到南安普頓索倫特大學博士學位。現在她與丈夫和兩個孩子住在倫敦。

Kathy Lette first achieved succès de scandale as a teenager with the novel Puberty Blues. For several years she worked as a newspaper columnist and television sitcom writer in the US and Australia. She now lives in London with her husband and two children. www.kathylette.com

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