Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron grew up fending off a sister who constantly wanted to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, an outspoken, independent young woman, she’s like a breath of fresh air. He marries her without hesitation, and they have a relatively happy, unremarkable marriage. Aaron works at his family’s vanity-publishing business, turning out titles that presume to guide beginners through the trials of life. But when a tree crashes into their house and Dorothy is killed, Aaron feels as though he has been erased forever. Only Dorothy’s unexpected appearances from the dead—in their house, on the roadway, in the market—help him to live in the moment and to find some peace. Gradually, Aaron discovers that maybe for this beginner there is indeed a way to say goodbye. *內容簡介 ＊普立茲獎得主安．泰勒溫柔書寫人生
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我從來就沒練習過，面對摯愛死去的悲傷。
我該如何，與回憶說再見？

後院那棵巨大的老橡樹倒了，壓垮了客廳旁的玻璃門廊，桃樂絲正好在那裡。在那之前，我們才剛因為無聊的小事大吵一架……

她走了，我的心也破了一個大洞。
有時，我的悲傷就像被毯子蓋住一樣。悲傷還在，只是尖銳的角……變鈍了。
有時，我會掀起毯子的一角看一下。悲傷，還是像刀子一樣鋒利。

我站在街道上，看著盡頭，發現她就站在那裡……
這是真的？還是我因悲傷而精神錯亂，一切都是幻想？

「如果我能使時光倒轉，我絕不會拋下妳，讓妳獨自留在那裡……」

艾倫因年幼時的一場病，右腳變得不良於行，右臂癱軟無力。自責的母親總是大驚小怪，姊姊則對他過度保護，這樣的生活讓他喘不過氣。
桃樂絲，直率又獨立，她如同一股新鮮的空氣，讓艾倫生平第一次感受到真正的自由。
他們相戀、結婚，開始一段平凡的婚姻生活。直到那場意外發生，伴隨著令人悲傷欲絕的遺憾……失去摯愛，我們要如何才能與回憶道別？