The Party Crasher

　　《我的A級秘密》作者蘇菲‧金索拉再次推出關於家庭的暖心之作
　　Talbots一家即將舉辦最後一場派對，女兒Effie卻不在受邀名單中⋯⋯
 
　　Effie的父母已經離婚兩年，但身為女兒的她還是很難接受，畢竟這代表過去在她記憶中開心美好的童年歲月完全被粉碎。她跟爸爸的關係越走越遠，同時也仇視起爸爸的年輕新女友Krista，不過這都不是最令人心碎的事，最心碎的是Effie從小到大的家，郊區那棟維多利亞風的房子居然要出售了！
 
　　Krista決定在這棟房子裡舉辦一場盛大的告別派對，Effie自然不在受邀賓客的名單中。Effie本來是不打算去的，然而她想起自己有個童年的寶物還藏在這棟房子裡，而她唯一能夠找回這件寶物的機會，就是趁大家在派對狂歡的時刻。
 
　　當她溜進這回憶中的大房子，偷偷從門縫中窺見外頭情況時，突然意會到，這棟房子所保有的不僅僅是陳舊的走廊、曾經躲藏玩耍過的閣樓。在探索的過程中，Effie還遇到了此生摯愛Joe，即便這個男人曾經傷透了她的心，如今卻依舊帥氣幽默，令人動心不已。而另一邊，她也偷聽到一些對話，對於家人和這一切相關人士的真相似乎開始浮出水面。Effie對於這些真相，會選擇繼續隱藏，還是挺身而出，站回家人身邊呢？Effie漸漸了解，必須誠實面對自己的真實心意以及過往，才能好好迎接屬於自己的未來。

　　(文／博客來外文館)

　　From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love Your Life comes a humorous and heartwarming novel about family, set against the backdrop of the most fabulous party you’ve ever snuck into.
 
　　It’s been over two years since Effie’s beloved parents got divorced, destroying the image of the happy, loving childhood she thought she had. Since then, she’s become estranged from her father and embarked on a feud with his hot (and much younger) girlfriend, Krista. And now, more earth-shattering news: Greenoaks, the rambling Victorian country house Effie called home her whole life, has been sold.
 
　　When Krista decides to throw a grand “house cooling” party, Effie is originally left off the guest list—and then receives a last-minute “anti-invitation” (maybe it’s because she called Krista a gold-digger, but Krista totally deserved it, and it was mostly a joke anyway). Effie declines, but then remembers a beloved childhood treasure is still hidden in the house. Her only chance to retrieve it is to break into Greenoaks while everyone is busy celebrating. As Effie sneaks around the house, hiding under tables and peeping through trapdoors, she realizes the secrets Greenoaks holds aren’t just in the dusty passageways and hidden attics she grew up exploring. Watching how her sister, brother, and dad behave when they think no one is looking, Effie overhears conversations, makes discoveries, and begins to see her family in a new light. Then she runs into Joe—the love of her life, who long ago broke her heart, and who’s still as handsome and funny as ever—and even more truths emerge.
 
　　But will Effie act on these revelations? Will she stay hidden or step out into the party and take her place with her family? And truthfully, what did she really come back to Greenoaks for? Over the course of one blowout party, Effie realizes that she must be honest with herself and confront her past before she’ll ever be able to face her future.
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