基本信息出版社：NAL Trade
页码：330 页
出版日期：2007年04月
ISBN：0451220552
International Standard Book Number：0451220552
条形码：9780451220554
EAN：9780451220554
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语
丛书名：Nal Accent Novels

内容简介 Single mom Annie Hillman has been coping with trouble for so long, she's just getting through the days, when the local newspaper carries an ad featuring a picture of a young Annie on the front page, with an earnest message of love and regret from an unknown admirer. The paper's editor refuses to name names, but the ads continue to appear. And when the story breaks, Annie finds herself in the national spotlight.

Now, for the first time in years, Annie is beginning to see that joy might be possible even in the midst of hard times-and that the life she's led, along with the people she's loved, might still show her the way.
作者简介 Holly Kennedy lives in the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains with her husband and two sons.
媒体推荐 Annie Hillman and her two sons have moved back home to Eagan's Point, Washington, as she tries to handle all that life has thrown at her. She and her husband, Jack, are in the middle of a divorce; her oldest son, Luke, is cutting school; and her younger son Eric's medical bills are causing financial stress. She finds sanctuary in kayaking and in a majestic tree on which she and her father nailed a penny when she was facing an earlier time of challenge. As Annie tries to get her bearings, someone places an ad in the local paper in an effort to locate her, claiming that Annie is the lost love of his life. As she tries to determine the identity of this mystery man, she discovers a great deal about herself and her family. Kennedy's heartrending story about love and family will touch readers' hearts and bring tears to their eyes. -- Patty Engelmann
专业书评 From Publishers Weekly

Kennedy's tedious second novel (after The Tin Box) focuses on Annie Hillman, a mother of two in the middle of a divorce. Her 11-year-old son Eric's rare illness has racked up enormous bills and caused tension in the family, and Luke, her 13-year-old, longs to live with his father, Jack. When Annie loses her job, she moves the brood from Seattle to her hometown, Eagan's Point, Wash. A series of ads purporting to be from an admirer from Annie's past appear in the local paper, making Annie a minor local celebrity and later attracting the attention of a daytime talk show. The search for the ad author's identity is fruitless, but his unconvincing identity is finally revealed on the talk show. Hillman's writing tends toward the banal ("Funny what our minds keep from us.... What we refuse to accept and what we twist around to look like something that's easier to accept"), and many of the situations are too contrived to elicit the emotive reaction the author intends. (Apr.)
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