Now in paperback, the electrifying novel--described as a "suspenseful, thoroughly delicious tale" by People Magazine--about marriage and deceit from bestselling author Delia Ephron that follows two couples on vacation in Siracusa, a town on the coast of Sicily, where the secrets they have hidden from each other are exposed and relationships are unraveled. New Yorkers Michael, a famous writer, and Lizzie, a journalist, travel to Italy with their friends from Maine--Finn; his wife, Taylor; and their daughter, Snow. "From the beginning," says Taylor, "it was a conspiracy for Lizzie and Finn to be together." Told Rashomon-style in alternating points of view, the characters expose and stumble upon lies and infidelities past and present. Snow, ten years old and precociously drawn into a far more adult drama, becomes the catalyst for catastrophe as the novel explores collusion and betrayal in marriage. With her inimitable psychological astuteness and uncanny understanding of the human heart, Ephron delivers a powerful meditation on marriage, friendship, and the meaning of travel. Set on the sun-drenched coast of the Ionian Sea, Siracusa unfolds with the pacing of a psychological thriller and delivers an unexpected final act that none will see coming.


暢銷書作家迪莉亞‧艾芙倫的著作推出平裝版了，本書撼動人心，《時人雜誌》評價為「劇情懸疑，令人再三回味」。這是一個婚姻與謊言的故事，兩對夫妻到了西西里島上的沿海古城敘拉古度假，在這裡，他們向彼此隱藏的秘密全都被揭露，關係也因此破裂。來自紐約的知名作家麥可與記者妻子麗茲和他們的朋友——來自緬因州的非恩和他的妻子泰勒，加上他們的女兒白雪——一起到義大利旅遊。泰勒說道：「從一開始，我就覺得這是麗茲和非恩想找機會在一起的計謀。」大家各說各話，情節就像羅生門，他們過去和現在的謊言與不忠一一顯現。十歲的白雪被捲入大人之間的問題，成了悲劇的催化劑，故事中的陰謀與背叛也同時展開。艾芙倫憑藉著自己對心理獨特的敏銳以及對人心的透徹了解，表達了對於婚姻、友誼以及旅行意義的深度思考。在陽光充沛的愛奧尼亞海岸，本書將一步步揭開這個毛骨悚然且出乎意料的結局。