書中的小女孩Summer在媽媽死後，被被阿姨May及姨丈Ob收養，他們把她當自己的孩子一樣地呵護，他們三個人一起過著非常快樂的日子，直到May過世了，他們的生活完全改變了，姨丈無法接受阿姨的離去，甚至開始尋求任何可以再跟May交談的方式，他們的生活完全走樣了，最後在如何的情形之下，他們才真正地接受May的離去而開始回復正常的生活呢？作者將他們二人這段時間的改變及情緒轉變描寫的十分深入，相信這種情形也曾發生在你我的身上。適合12歲以上兒童閱讀。When May dies suddenly while gardening, Summer assumes she'll never see her beloved aunt again. But then Summer's Uncle Ob claims that May is on her way back--she has sent a sign from the spirit world.Summer isn't sure she believes in the spirit world, but her quirky classmate Cletus Underwood--who befriends Ob during his time of mourning--does. So at Cletus' suggestion, Ob and Summer (with Cletus in tow) set off in search of Miriam B. Young, Small Medium at Large, whom they hope will explain May's departure and confirm her possible return. |
