When Kamryn Ryn Matika gets a call from college friend Adele Del Brannon, she reluctantly heads to the hospital where Adele is dying of cancer. The two had been odd couple friends (working-class Ryn is black, posh Adele is white) while attending Leeds University, but their friendship did not survive Del's admission of an affair with Ryn's fiancé Nate Turner, which also ended Ryn's relationship with Nate. The affair did result, however, in the now-five-year-old Tegan, and Del has called Ryn to ask her to adopt the adorable girl. Ryn agrees, but must face down Del's stepmother, Muriel, to do it. She finds surprising help from new boss Luke Wiseman, who, after meeting her unceremoniously, loves Tegan (and eventually Ryn, too), but the return of Nate, who doesn't know Tegan is his daughter, promises to reopen old wounds. Koomson's U.S. debut is a three-hankie delight.

基本信息

·齣版社：上海文藝齣版總社，百傢齣版社

·齣版日：2008年

·ISBN：9787807038313

·條碼：9787807038313

·版次：1版

·裝幀：平裝

·開本：32

·中文：中文

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作者簡介

桃樂絲·庫姆森（Dorothy Koomson）為非裔英國人，十三歲時就寫瞭第一本小說《愛恨一綫間》（There's A Thin Line Between Love And Hate），在教會學校的同學間傳閱，引起轟動，也埋下日後持續寫作的種子。而後在利茲大學攻讀心理學與公共媒體學位，並赴倫敦大學深造，獲得新聞碩士學位。畢業後主編女性雜誌，也替報章媒體寫稿。

2003年發錶處女作《丘比特效應》（The Cupid Effect），獲得極佳的評價，從此展開小說傢生涯。作者擅於描寫都會單身女子的內心世界，筆觸尖刻幽默，生活細膩之處總教人忍不住動容，引起深刻的共鳴。