一場關於解謎、了解身世、擁抱真正家人的精采冒險
克雷頓其實才25歲,但他穿著打扮像是你的爺祖輩,愛大呼小叫的樣子則像極了你的姑婆們。當年還是個嬰兒的他,被遺棄在「謎題創造同好會」的門前,由猜字謎大師皮帕.奧斯布魯克撫養,並在一群古怪又年事已高的街坊鄰居下照看長大。在皮帕過世前,她丟給了克雷頓最後一個謎題:尋找親生父母下落,同時準備獨立生活。隨著克雷頓解開重重謎團,一步步靠近真相,他即將揭曉的答案也會改變他身邊所有人的一生。(文/博客來外文館)
An extraordinary, gloriously uplifting novel about the power of friendship and the puzzling ties that bind us
Clayton Stumper might be in his twenties, but he dresses like your grandpa and fusses like your aunt. Abandoned at birth on the steps of the Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, he was raised by a group of eccentric enigmatologists and now finds himself among the last survivors of a fading institution.
When the esteemed crossword compiler and main maternal presence in Clayton’s life, Pippa Allsbrook, passes away, she bestows her final puzzle on him: a promise to reveal the mystery of his parentage and prepare him for life beyond the walls of the commune. So begins Clay’s quest to uncover the secrets surrounding his birth, secrets that will change Clay--and the Fellowship--forever.
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers is pure joy, a story about love and family and what it means to find your people--no matter what age you are.