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The Lavender Hour
Anne LeClaire
其他書名
A Novel
出版Random House Publishing Group, 2009-04-22
主題Fiction / WomenFiction / SagasFiction / Family Life / General
ISBN03074873349780307487339
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=7iU4k7EYArEC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Downsized from her teaching job, Jessie longs for a sense of renewal and decides to spend a year on Cape Cod, seeking to be cleansed by rushing ocean waters and comforted by the lavender hues of the setting sun. While there she volunteers with a local hospice program, where she meets Luke, a once proud fisherman whose life and body have been ravaged by cancer. Jessie’s presence is a great help to Luke’s mother, who has moved in to take care of her son.

After initial misgivings Jessie and Luke forge a deep friendship, and the former teacher is surprised to find herself opening up about her life, the loss of her father when she was a girl, her often difficult relationship with her mother, and her own battle with illness. When Luke makes a critical request of his new friend, Jessie must look deep within herself for an answer, knowing that her actions will have far-reaching effects on Luke’s family and forever change the bonds within her own.