★當「停止衰老」成為商品,人類社會將付出什麼代價?★《可可夜總會》共同編劇 Matthew Aldrich 首部長篇小說,場景鮮明、節奏凌厲。★Universal 已搶下電影版權,由 Glen Powell 主演、Barry Jenkins 執導,話題潛力十足。保羅・惠特摩爾是世界上最富有的人,也是第一個真正戰勝衰老的人。122歲的他隱居在加州馬林郡的私人莊園,每天嚴格執行名為「The Method」的養生程序:冥想、運動、特製營養飲,以及一整套近乎修道院生活的紀律。他看起來不超過五十歲,並準備將這項停止衰老的技術推向市場,讓人類進入前所未有的後衰老時代。然而,永生不是所有人都願意接受的未來。激進組織將保羅視為破壞自然秩序的怪物,死亡威脅不斷升高;當威脅轉向他八十五歲、住在安養院的疏離兒子麥斯,保羅不得不把他接回莊園保護。父子多年未見,一個拒絕衰老,一個正走向生命盡頭;一個想修補關係,一個只想把父親逐出人生。在封閉莊園裡,科技、仇恨與親情同時倒數。生命的價值,究竟在於活得夠久,還是在有限時間裡學會愛與承擔?From an acclaimed screenwriter comes a provocative, propulsive debut novel about a billionaire tech visionary who creates a method to stop aging, putting him in the crosshairs of an extremist group and forcing a tense reunion with his estranged son, who is dying of old age.Paul Whitmore, the world’s wealthiest man, begins each day on his secluded Marin, California, estate with a guided meditation, an hour of exercise, and a proprietary nutritional shake. These are the first three steps in a strict, monastic protocol known as the Metho
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