Dead Girls Don't Say Sorry
by Alex Ritany
【當死亡為妳卸下友情的枷鎖】
Nora 和 Julia 是形影不離的朋友，高三這一年她們計畫申請同一所大學，這樣兩人就可以不用分離。但當 Dillan 回到鎮上後，Nora 熟知的一切產生了變化。然而就在這時，意外發生了。
數個月後，Dillan 仍陪伴在 Nora 的身邊，而他和其他朋友已經展開大學生活。但倖存的 Nora 還停留在過去，面對著一一顯露的黑暗真相，試圖解開因意外而喪生的 Julia 所留下，偽裝成友情的謊言。
作者以兩條時間線交錯敘事，描寫友情伴隨成長產生變化的過程，以及在這個過程中，人所漸漸顯露的不同面貌。而除了友情，這個故事也刻劃人心的堅韌。即便生活中的悲劇使人墜入黑暗，人終能找到出路，並鼓起勇氣重新踏入光明。
What does it mean when your best friend is dead and your instinct is relief? A stunningly immersive debut about toxic friendships, grief, romance, and new beginnings.
Friendship, at least for me, has never been anything but complicated.
Before:
One year ago, best friends Nora and Julia were starting their senior year of high school, with plans to apply to the same university so they wouldn't be separated. When Dillan Fletcher comes back to town, life as Nora knows it begins to unravel. And then, the unthinkable happens.
After:
Months after surviving the accident that killed her best friend, Nora Radford is stagnating. Dillan has remained by her side, but he and other friends are starting university, while Nora is still trying to unravel the lies that Julia told, lies disguised as friendship.
DEAD GIRLS DON’T SAY SORRY is an absorbing page-tuner told in two timelines about how friendships evolve, how growing up can reveal the dark side of those you trust most. And it’s about how even in the face of tragedy, we can find our way out of the dark and have the courage to step into something better.
