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暌違五年，引頸企盼，《真愛挑日子》作者終於推出最新作品。在《真愛挑日子》（One Day）中，小艾與達修分分合合，不斷尋找自己最契合的心靈伴侶。五年過後，作者大衛‧尼可斯（David Nicholls）要轉而探討婚姻以及為人父母的意義。Douglas Peterson的兒子即將離家去上大學，而他結髮21年的太太Connie也打算要離開。但在那之前，一家人已經安排了一趟「壯遊」，要到歐洲各大城市去旅行，Douglas希望能藉此機會想辦法贏回太太的心，也修補和兒子的關係。這一周的旅行會是這家人相處的最後時光嗎？旅途中Douglas不斷回想自己和Connie的故事，這家人的點點滴滴也呈現讀者眼前，讓人思考相愛與相處的藝術、為人父母之道，還有理性與感性、藝術與科學、父母與子女、中年與青春之間的關係。大衛‧尼克斯原本是一名演員，後投身寫作，著有《戀愛學分》（Starter for Ten）、《The Understudy》、《真愛挑日子》（One Day）以及許多受歡迎的電影劇本。David Nicholls brings to bear all the wit and intelligence that graced ONE DAY in this brilliant, bittersweet novel about love and family, husbands and wives, parents and children. Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2014.'I was looking forward to us growing old together. Me and you, growing old and dying together.''Douglas, who in their right mind would look forward to that?'Douglas Petersen understands his wife's need to 'rediscover herself' now that their son is leaving home.He just thought they'd be doing their rediscovering together.So when Connie announces that she will be leaving, too, he resolves to make their last family holiday into the trip of a lifetime: one that will draw the three of them closer, and win the respect of his son. One that will make Connie fall in love with him all over again.The hotels are booked, the tickets bought, the itinerary planned and printed.What could possibly go wrong?