小說/散文

Music of Bees
出版社： Penguin Putnam Inc.
書林書號：
20270957
作者：
Garvin, Eileen
定價：
630
會員價：
$536
ISBN：
9780593185032
出版年份：
2021
裝訂：
平裝
總頁數：
0
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The Music of Bees44歲的 Alice 正處人生低潮，一成不變、死氣沉沉的工作，家庭的支離破碎，還承受著丈夫毫無預警的猝死，因此患上恐慌症的她已經無法在從任何事物中獲得快樂，連她利用空閒時間用心養的蜜蜂們也沒辦法。這天受突發恐慌症的影響，開著卡車載著近120,000隻蜜蜂的 Alice 差點撞上了 Jake，下肢癱瘓的 Jake 相較於行動不便，大家對他的印象反而是他那頂全鎮最高的莫西干單排刺蝟頭。因為這場幸好沒發生的意外，Alice 認識了對蜜蜂充滿興趣的 Jake，而為了逃離烏雲密布的家，Jake 欣然接受了到 Alice 家農場的邀請，而自己脫口而出邀約的 Alice 也感到又驚又喜。另一方面，24歲的 Harry 受社交恐慌之苦，對於求職早就絕望以待，但讓他沒想到的是，他以為石沉大海的應徵竟然回應了，他錄取了 Alice 的農場。而 Alice、Jake 與 Harry 之間，也因為要攜手對抗遷到鎮裡的農藥公司，非法的汙染威脅到本地的蜜蜂與有機農業，三人跨越年齡與差異的友情就此悄悄盛開。他們一同拯救的，不只是蜜蜂，還有他們彼此受病痛或精神折磨而殘破不堪的心靈。Forty-four-year-old Alice Holtzman is stuck in a dead-end job, bereft of family, and now reeling from the unexpected death of her husband. Alice has begun having panic attacks whenever she thinks about how her life hasn't turned out the way she dreamed. Even the beloved honeybees she raises in her spare time aren't helping her feel better these days.In the grip of a panic attack, she nearly collides with Jake--a troubled, paraplegic teenager with the tallest mohawk in Hood River County--while carrying 120,000 honeybees in the back of her pickup truck. Charmed by Jake's sincere interest in her bees and seeking to rescue him from his toxic home life, Alice surprises herself by inviting Jake to her farm.And then there's Harry, a twenty-four-year-old with debilitating social anxiety who is desperate for work. When he applies to Alice's ad for part-time farm help, he's shocked to find himself hired. As an unexpected friendship blossoms among Alice, Jake, and Harry, a nefarious pesticide company moves to town, threatening the local honeybee population and illuminating deep-seated corruption in the community. The unlikely trio must unite for the sake of the bees--and in the process, they just might forge a new future for themselves.Beautifully moving, warm, and uplifting, The Music of Bees is about the power of friendship, compassion in the face of loss, and finding the courage to start over (at any age) when things don't turn out the way you expect.
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