本書描寫兩位在邊緣處境中相互靠近的青少年。Jess 重視外表、習慣隱藏脆弱；Nicu 則是懷抱希望的新移民，努力適應英國生活，也渴望受教育、留下來追求更好的未來。然而家中期待他回國結婚，父親的嚴厲迫使他難以選擇自己的人生。兩人在公園做社區服務時相識，意外建立起理解與信任。隨著關係加深，過去的秘密逐漸浮現，也讓他們面臨安全與未來的難題。本書以雙主角視角呈現青春的脆弱與力量。YA stars Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan join forces to break readers' hearts in this contemporary story of star-cross'd lovers. Jess would never have looked twice at Nicu if her friends hadn't left her in the lurch. Nicu is all big eyes and ill-fitting clothes, eager as a puppy, even when they're picking up litter in the park for community service.He's so not her type. Appearances matter to Jess. She's got a lot to hide.Nicu thinks Jess is beautiful. His dad brought Nicu and his mum here for a better life, but now all they talk about is going back home to find Nicu a wife. The last thing Nicu wants is to get married.He wants to get educated, do better, stay here in England. But his dad's fists are the most powerful force in Nicu's life, and in the end, he'll have to do what his dad wants. As Nicu and
