Terrace Story

　　獻給這個破碎的世界，一個小小的白日美夢
 
　　愛德華和安妮這對小情侶帶著襁褓中的女兒蘿絲，搬到了這棟擁擠的公寓裡。這天晚上，他們邀了安妮的同事史蒂芬妮前來作客，當安妮打開衣櫥的門時，卻驚訝地發現裡面的一方小天地－一個完全沒見過的美麗陽台，種滿了花花草草，還裝飾著一閃一閃的燈。這個神奇的陽台彷彿是獻給城市蝸居家庭的一塊應許之地，但只有史蒂芬妮來作客時才會出現，而且每次都會增添一些小空間，然而想使用這塊空間，卻也要需要付出相對的代價。這個神祕的陽台將為這個小家庭帶來一連串改變的連鎖效應，也將同時改變這個世界。
 
　　讀者將會看到一家三口彼此之間的愛，是如何橫跨時間與空間，將彼此緊緊捆綁。為了尋找逝去的事物，一趟心的旅程能走多遠？而人們對於寂寞、需求又都習慣寄託在哪？當內心情緒已經遠超出肉體負荷，甚至超出生與死時，我們又會如何因應？本書將以超現實的想像，帶我們沈思關於失去，以及未來前進的心靈藍圖。(文／博客來外文館)

　　From the author of the acclaimed novel Temporary, an intimate exploration of time, a fable about love, an epic daydream for a broken-hearted world
 
　　Annie, Edward, and their young daughter, Rose, live in a cramped apartment. One night, without warning, they find a beautiful terrace hidden in their closet. It wasn’t there before, and it seems to only appear when their friend Stephanie visits. A city dweller’s dream come true! But every extra bit of space has a hidden cost, and the terrace sets off a seismic chain of events, forever changing the shape of their tiny home, and the shape of the world.
 
　　Terrace Story follows the characters who suffer these repercussions and reverberations: the little family of three, their future now deeply uncertain, and those who orbit their fragile universe. The distance and love between these characters expands limitlessly, across generations. How far can the mind travel when it’s looking for something that is gone? Where do we put our loneliness, longing, and desire? What do we do with the emotions that seem to stretch beyond the body, beyond the boundaries of life and death?
 
　　Based on the National Magazine Award–winning story, Hilary Leichter’s profound second novel asks how we nurture love when death looms over every moment. From one of our most innovative and daring writers, Terrace Story is an astounding meditation on loss, a reverie about extinction, and a map for where to go next.