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內容簡介 Fifteen-year-old Jess's grandfather has just had a major heart attack, but he insists he finish his painting, River Boy. At first, Jess cannot understand why this painting is so important to her grandfather, especially since there doesn't seem to be any boy in it at all. But while swimming in the river herself, Jess begins to feel the presence of a strange boy. Could this be the same one her ailing grandfather struggles to paint? And if so, why has he returned?
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各界推薦 2007.6.26中午12:00-2007.6.27中午12:00,限時24小時特價69折! 1997年英國「卡內基文學獎」(Carnegie Medal) 1999年英國「安格斯書獎」(Angus Book Award) 本書以河流隱喻人生歷程,以溫馨手法探討生命與死亡的真義,透過少女潔西的眼睛觀照這個人生最重大的課題,以平易近人的方式帶領讀者明瞭並接受「生死」是自然的循環、天地的節奏,一如河川傾注海洋,日出日落,四季交替,生生不息…… 作者將死亡提升至神奇的輓歌境界,深刻描繪出祖孫情深的親密關係。在書裡運用河流的意象,發揮出美妙的效果。本書以平實無華的散文筆調書寫,整本書宛如詩篇,更是一本感人至深的小說。(摘自小魯文化出版小河男孩中文版簡介)