《毒木聖經》作者‧Barbara Kingsolver向《塊肉餘生錄》致敬之作！ ✰ 紐時及華盛頓郵報暢榜小說 狄更斯的《塊肉餘生記》反映出英國十九世紀兒童面臨的制度貧窮困境。美國國家人文獎章得主金索夫借鏡大師名作，以當代美國南部為場景，為新一代失落的男孩發聲。 Demon’s story begins with his traumatic birth to a single mother in a single-wide trailer, looking ’like a little blue prizefighter.’ For the life ahead of him he would need all of that fighting spirit, along with buckets of charm, a quick wit, and some unexpected talents, legal and otherwise. In the southern Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, poverty isn’t an idea, it’s as natural as the grass grows. For a generation growing up in this world, at the heart of the modern opioid crisis, addiction isn’t an abstraction, it’s neighbours, parents, and friends. ’Family’ could mean love, or reluctant foster care. For Demon, born on the wrong side of luck, the affection and safety he craves is as remote as the ocean he dreams of seeing one day. The wonder is in how far he’s willing to travel to try and get there.