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Different Sky
General Fiction不一样的天空
(us) Peter Hedges
Gilbert, a 24-year-old young man from a small town, is trapped in a numb life. After his father committed suicide, his mother broke down and became overeating; his younger brother Arnie had mental retardation and was diagnosed by a doctor as not being able to live until he was ten years old; his older sister paid too much to take care of the family; his younger sister was in adolescence and was extremely willful... While he longed to escape from this home, he had to shoulder a heavy burden. Until one day, Becky, a new girl in the town, passed by on her bicycle. Gilbert finally saw a glimmer of light in the bleak daily life. What is life all about? Can they see a different sky?
Gilbert, a 24-year-old young man from a small town, is trapped in a numb life. After his father committed suicide, his mother broke down and became overeating; his younger brother Arnie had mental retardation and was diagnosed by a doctor as not being able to live until he was ten years old; his older sister paid too much to take care of the family; his younger sister was in adolescence and was extremely willful... While he longed to escape from this home, he had to shoulder a heavy burden. Until one day, Becky, a new girl in the town, passed by on her bicycle. Gilbert finally saw a glimmer of light in the bleak daily life. What is life all about? Can they see a different sky?