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The Elephant in the Room

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內容簡介 《紐約時報》暢銷書《Counting by 7s》作者為書迷帶來了一個「面對生活挑戰時同情和勇敢的重要性」的感人故事。 西拉的母親穿越大半個地球來到土耳其，希望能拿到移民文件，讓她能夠回到美國的家人身邊，她為這事努力快一年了。 漫長的分離對於西拉來說幾乎是無法承受的。但是，當西拉陪伴她的父親（他是一名機械師）在俄勒岡鎮外修理一輛卡車時，情況發生了變化。在那裡一堵巨大的石牆後面，她遇到了一個在幾個月前中了州彩票的一位爺爺，他們聯手拯救了一隻名叫吠陀的馬戲團大象，然後與一個名叫馬特奧的男孩成了朋友，證明安慰和希望來自最不可能的地方。 這部小說講述了一個關於家庭分離的感人故事，以及動物與人類之間聯繫的重要性，令人振奮且充滿幽默。From the New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s comes a heartfelt story about "the importance of compassion and bravery when facing life's challenges " (Kirkus) for fans of The One and Only Ivan and Front Desk. It's been almost a year since Sila's mother traveled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to secure the immigration paperwork that would allow her to return to her family in the United States. The long separation is almost impossible for Sila to withstand. But things change when Sila accompanies her father (who is a mechanic) outside their Oregon town to fix a truck. There, behind an enormous stone wall, she meets a grandfatherly man who only months before won the state lottery. Their new alliance leads to the rescue of a circus elephant named Veda, and then to a friendship with an unusual boy named Mateo, proving that comfort and hope come in the most unlikely of places. A moving story of family separation and the importance of the connection between animals and humans, this novel has the enormous heart and uplifting humor that readers have come to expect from the beloved author of Counting by 7s."

作者介紹

作者介紹 Holly Goldberg Sloan Holly Goldberg Sloan was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and spent her childhood living in Holland; Istanbul, Turkey; Washington, D.C.; Berkeley, California; and Eugene, Oregon. After graduating from Wellesley College and spending some time as an advertising copywriter, she began writing family feature films, including Angels in the Outfield and Made in America. She is the author of the New York Times best sellers Counting by 7s and Short, among other novels.

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