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★ 入選「Read with Jenna」書友會選書★ 入圍 《THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL》文學獎★ 亞馬遜讀者 4.5 顆星好評：這本書會讓你掩卷長思，想打電話給生命中最重要的那個人。如果一個名字，能改寫三種人生？《紐約時報》暢銷巨作，揭開選擇背後的無限可能！「一個決定，三段命運。如果是妳，妳會簽下哪個名字？」在一場災難性的風暴後，柯拉（Cora）帶著九歲的女兒去為新生兒登記出生。她的丈夫高登（Gordon）——一位在社區備受尊敬、在家卻擁有極強控制慾的男人——要求兒子必須繼承他的名字。但在提起筆的那一刻，柯拉猶豫了……這是一部橫跨 35 年的壯闊史詩。作者 Florence Knapp 運用大膽的敘事結構，為我們呈現了柯拉在那一秒鐘的三種不同決定，以及隨之而來的、截然不同的三種人生。是順從傳統，繼續在陰影下求生？是無聲反抗，開啟一段未知的冒險？還是徹底覺醒，重新定義母愛與自我？透過這道命運的三稜鏡，《The Names》探討了家庭關係中隱隱作痛的傷痕，也見證了女性在破碎中重組自我的力量。這不只是一個關於命名的故事，更是一首獻給所有「勇敢做決定的人」的讚美詩。AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND READ WITH JENNA PICK—A WORD-OF-MOUTH HIT THAT BEGS TO BE SHAREDLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL“Dazzling.” —The Washington Post“A magnificent novel.” —Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of HorseThe extraordinary novel that asks: Can a name change the course of a life?In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register her son's birth. Her husband, Gordon, respected in the community but

★The British Book Award Winner-Debut Fiction"The Names is a truly gorgeous, heart-opening novel. I couldn't put it down, and I'm grateful to have Cora and her children living inside my heart now. What a wonderful book!" --Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful "Magnificent. A stunning, hopeful, bitterly beautiful novel....Read it. It's very special."--Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the DarkThe extraordinary novel that asks: Can a name change the course of a life? In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register her son's birth. Her husband, Gordon, a local doctor, respected in the community but a terrifying and controlling presence at home, intends for her to name the infant after him. But when the registrar asks what she'd like to call the child, Cora hesitates... Spanning thirty-five years, what follows are three alternate and alternating versions of Cora's and h