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No wonder he is Haruki Murakami's idol! Haruki Murakami said: Reading Irving's books will become addictive. Once you start reading, you can't stop. John Irving, winner of the National Book Award and Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay! I have lost too much, and I will live without regrets from now on! This is the story of a person who keeps losing himself and finding himself again. In this story, everyone's life is in a mess, and Patrick's life is even more like a disaster: at work, he is always sent to disaster scenes by the television station, and is known as the "disaster reporter"; in life, he has constant scandals, and he is a stranger to his wife. But this time, he became the protagonist of a disaster news: During an interview, he put his hand into the lion's cage without hesitation, and the lion bit off his left hand! Soon, the reputation of "disaster reporter" spread around the world. But at this moment, he fell hopelessly in love with someone he shouldn't have fallen in love with. For the sake of love, he began to examine himself and start a new life. However, is it possible for him to get rid of the past and start a new life?

The masterpiece of John Owen, the master of novels in the contemporary literary world and the "reincarnation of Dickens". This warm book is as "healing" as the California sunshine. Let us know: We may have nothing, but in the eyes of those who matter, we are the "Prince of Maine" and the "King of New England." The people in this story are all exploring the rules of life and making life choices. A young man, tired of his own life, wanted to see the outside world and pursue a free and meaningful life. Finally, in the cider house, he saw the beauty of the world, as well as the lies, absurdity and even ugliness. He saw the sea he had never seen before, ate lobster he had never eaten before, found a meaningful job, and fell in love with a girl he shouldn't have loved. Until one day, a very important person in his life was gone. He understood the rules of life and suddenly understood the life choices he should make.

The masterpiece handed down from generation to generation by John Irving, the master of contemporary literary novels and Haruki Murakami's literary idol! Haruki Murakami: "Reading Irving's books will become addictive, and his readers have become addicts." "A Year Living Alone" is a story about love and growth. It will make you laugh out loud and make you cry silently. When you find love, you also find yourself. Each member in this story is somewhat "abnormal" and they have been looking for another possibility outside of their current lives: Mother Marion, in order to forget the pain of losing her son and her husband's betrayal, sparked a spark with Eddie, a boy who was twenty years younger than herself; father Ted wrote weird children's books while wandering around in the arms of various women; 4-year-old daughter Ruth struggled to grow up and gradually became a writer amid the broken relationship between her parents and the imagination of her dead brother. This year, Ruth was 41 years old and a single mother. During this year of living alone, she met true love again, and suddenly understood her parents' choices and everything that happened to her.