The Clasp

《紐約時報》暢銷散文作家Sloane Crosley第一部小說，已被環球影業買下電影版權，是一本以幽默語調講述”青年危機”的暢銷小說。「以娛樂方式向莫泊桑致敬…這本小說幾乎沒有一頁不散發著機敏與智慧的亮麗光澤。」－－《衛報》(Guardian)「高度詼諧、高度感染性的小說。」－－《紐約時報》(The New York Times)他們仨在大專時代就已經認識了，Victor愛Kezia，Kezia愛Nathaniel，而Nathaniel只愛自己。10年後，他們在一個朋友的婚禮上重聚，看上去人事物”好像”都沒有什麼變。Victor剛被一家中型的搜尋引擎公司給炒了魷魚，Kezia是一家怪奇珠寶設計公司的第二把交椅，而當年那個酷文青，已經成為洛杉磯200萬收視人口的電視作家。當婚禮香檳湧動時，Victor與新郎的母親有了一段非常奇特的相遇，進而引發了Victor對一條傳奇項鍊的迷戀。到底這個往巴黎尋找佚失項鍊的旅程會扼殺還是拯救他們之間的友誼？Sloane Crosley以她一貫的幽默寫成這部小說，有時讓人會心一笑，有時又讓人捧腹大笑：「一個家有兩份收入，就像一個毛孔長了兩根毛，不過前者卻讓人開心。」「恭喜你，這是條項鍊！沒有比不帶形容詞的讚美還要更糟的事了！」'Glitters with wit and wisdom' Guardian'A thing of pure joy' Stylist'I couldn't put it down' GraziaBack in college, Victor loved Kezia, Kezia loved Nathaniel and Nathaniel loved himself. Now, ten years on and reunited at the wedding of a friend, it’s as if nothing has changed. Almost. Victor has just been fired from a middling search engine, Kezia is second-in-command to an eccentric jewellery designer, and Nathaniel, former literary cool kid, is now one of LA’s two million aspiring TV writers. As the champagne flows, Victor finds himself sharing a bizarre encounter with the mother of the groom that triggers an obsession over a legendary necklace. Could a trip to Paris in search of the missing piece of jewellery doom or save their friendship?