哥哥帶著弟弟回到那座他們與父親共度夏天的湖。岩石依舊，湖水依舊，唯獨父親不在。弟弟望著遠方的水面，遲疑、害怕，卻在哥哥的陪伴下，終於鼓起勇氣再次躍入懷念的湖中。Angie Kang 以極具詩意的敘事和柔軟的繪畫語言，捕捉悲傷與愛並存的瞬間。這不只是關於失去的故事，更是關於陪伴、記憶與成長的深刻篇章。A breathtakingly vulnerable and tender exploration of love and loss that follows two boys as they take their first trip back to the lake without their father, from debut author-illustrator Angie Kang. Today, Brother is taking me up to swim in the lake like Father used to. I want to thank him for bringing us here, but I can't find the words. Instead, I loop my arms around his torso, and he does the same back. Here, in our lake, the water holds us close. On a sweltering hot day, a little boy mirrors his brother as he takes off his shirt, stretches, and walks toward the edge of the tall rock, ready to dive into the cool lake waters glistening below. Only this time, Father is not here. And the water looks so far away. How can he take the plunge? With a gorgeous, deft touch in her exquisitely soft illustrations and words, Angie Kang conveys vu
