小說/散文

Far from the Tree
出版社： Harper Collins Publishers
書林書號：
20239183
作者：
Benway, Robin
定價：
630
會員價：
$536
ISBN：
9780062330628
出版年份：
2017
裝訂：
精裝
總頁數：
384
  • 本書介紹
【族譜之外: 不被記名的孩子】

直到身孕第十三週，16歲的Grace才發現她有了。確認懷孕、家庭會議、尋找收養家庭、和男友Max斷聯、休學、醫院、回家，直到Grace猛然回神，才發現她已經將她親生的孩子交給了別人，身理出現的不適、絞痛彷彿也在覺知到親骨肉已永遠脫離後，開始萬劫不復地吞噬著Grace，也因這個契機，她主動詢問起她的養父母有關親生母親的事，她明白這並不會使孩子回到自己身邊，也無法修補她已殘破不堪的傷痛，但她需要一個重新下錨的港口。

然而，親生母親的資訊很少、甚至從未聯絡，母親並沒有像自己一樣心如刀割、心繫骨肉讓Grace詫異萬分，她還得知原來她還有一個哥哥Joaquin和一個妹妹Maya，分別被不同的家庭領養，但養父母只掌握了妹妹最後的落腳處，而哥哥則不知行蹤。在經歷分娩、讓自己的孩子接受領養、得知親生母親毫無聯繫後，Grace決定去尋找自己的親兄妹...

#未成年懷孕 #寄養 #收養 #自我身分認同

Being the middle child has its ups and downs.

But for Grace, an only child who was adopted at birth, discovering that she is a middle child is a different ride altogether. After putting her own baby up for adoption, she goes looking for her biological family, including—

Maya, her loudmouthed younger bio sister, who has a lot to say about their newfound family ties. Having grown up the snarky brunette in a house full of chipper redheads, she’s quick to search for traces of herself among these not-quite-strangers. And when her adopted family’s long-buried problems begin to explode to the surface, Maya can’t help but wonder where exactly it is that she belongs.

And Joaquin, their stoic older bio brother, who has no interest in bonding over their shared biological mother. After seventeen years in the foster care system, he’s learned that there are no heroes, and secrets and fears are best kept close to the vest, where they can’t hurt anyone but him.
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