她是萊拉，用借來的名字開啟一段原本不屬於她的人生
這是母親的故事，也是一個女人奮鬥求生的故事
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出生後就被父母忽視和虐打，萊拉的童年總是在恐懼害怕中度過，有一餐沒一餐，直到她被一個年輕的女僱工朵爾趁夜帶走逃跑，朵爾聰明且愛照顧人，兩人加入了一群四處流浪的工人群，一個農地鄉間流浪至下一處，不知道是否會有下一餐。她們勉強在貧瘠的農地上耕作，用僅能糊口的食糧度日，雖然被認為是社會邊緣人口，萊拉和朵爾因此也成為情同親姊妹的家人。
一天，已經成年的萊拉獨自踏上旅途，來到愛荷華的鄉下，為了躲雨，她匆匆跑進基列的小教堂裡，恰巧遇見喪偶多年的牧師約翰‧伊姆斯，這一天，她的命運就此改變。
萊拉後來嫁給伊姆斯，成為牧師太太，也成為孩子的母親，扭轉原本慘澹的生活，但萊拉的心始終沒有因此獲得平靜。她既不識字也沒受過教育，面對虔誠、溫柔的丈夫，和過去那段破敗、貧困卻溫暖的流浪者家庭，她現在的生活顯得突兀且陌生，約翰對過去照顧萊拉的「家人」則感到不以為然。
歷經重重磨難與考驗，萊拉回首過往，細數當年與她相遇的人，朵爾、流浪工人群，她回想起一個少女在生存死線上的驚懼與孤獨，回想起受朵爾庇護的生活，直到現在擁有自己的家庭，萊拉在回憶裡探詢何謂「愛」與「救贖」的意義，並重新找到立足於世上的自信與勇氣。
A new American classic from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gilead, Marilynne Robinson returns to the town of Gilead in an unforgettable story of a girlhood lived on the fringes of society in fear, awe, and wonder.
Marilynne Robinson, one of the greatest novelists of our time, returns to the town of Gilead in an unforgettable story of a girlhood lived on the fringes of society in fear, awe, and wonder.
Lila, homeless and alone after years of roaming the countryside, steps inside a small-town Iowa church-the only available shelter from the rain-and ignites a romance and a debate that will reshape her life. She becomes the wife of a minister, John Ames, and begins a new existence while trying to make sense of the life that preceded her newfound security.
Neglected as a toddler, Lila was rescued by Doll, a canny young drifter, and brought up by her in a hardscrabble childhood. Together they crafted a life on the run, living hand to mouth with nothing but their sisterly bond and a ragged blade to protect them. Despite bouts of petty violence and moments of desperation, their shared life was laced with moments of joy and love. When Lila arrives in Gilead, she struggles to reconcile the life of her makeshift family and their days of hardship with the gentle Christian worldview of her husband which paradoxically judges those she loves.
Revisiting the beloved characters and setting of Robinson's Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead and Home, a National Book Award finalist, Lila is a moving expression of the mysteries of existence that is destined to become an American classic.
