Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor

Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
書封作者名: 莉莎‧克萊佩

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2010-10-26
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ONE LITTLE GIRL NEEDS A FAMILY
One rain-slicked night, six-year-old Holly lost the only parent she knew, her beloved mother Victoria. And since that night, she has never again spoken a word.

ONE SINGLE MAN NEEDS A WIFE
The last thing Mark Nolan needs is a six-year-old girl in his life. But he soon realizes that he will do everything he can to make her life whole again. His sister’s will gives him the instructions: There’s no other choice but you. Just start by loving her. The rest will follow.

SOMETIMES, IT TAKES A LITTLE MAGIC…
Maggie Collins doesn’t dare believe in love again, after losing her husband of one year. But she does believe in the magic of imagination. As the owner of a toy shop, she lives what she loves. And when she meets Holly Nolan, she sees a little girl in desperate need of a little magic.

…TO MAKE DREAMS COME TRUE
Three lonely people. Three lives at the crossroads. Three people who are about to discover that Christmas is the time of year when anything is possible, and when wishes have a way of finding the path home…

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親愛的聖誕老人︰
今年我只要一樣東西
一個媽媽
請不要忘記現在我住在Friday Harbor ,謝謝!
愛你的Holly

 

故事是設定在小鎮Friday Harbor ,單親媽媽Victoria Nolan車禍喪生,留下六歲女兒Holly,因過度驚嚇,Holly從此不發一語。Victoria 有三兄弟:Mark、Sam、 Alex,Holly的監護權落在老大Mark身上,他單身,經營咖啡烘焙業,忽然要面對養育一個小女孩的重責大任,不知所措,便要求老二Sam幫忙,隨後搬入Sam 葡萄園的屋子。

Mark重實際,不相信童話,不追求虛幻的浪漫,女朋友Shelby也是一般世俗條件下的選擇,直到遇上Maggie。她結婚不久,丈夫就罹癌過世,隨後搬到Friday Harbor 開了玩具店,重新開始。那段在病榻陪伴丈夫,眼睜睜看所愛的人一日日邁向死亡,令她痛苦萬分,決心平靜度日,不再與人建立親密關係,但遇上Mark ,心中再也無法平靜了…

很老梗的故事,情節發展大多預料的到,裡面沒有壞人,有的是可愛的小孩,一隻畸形牛頭犬,知道全鎮大小事的玩具店員工,溺愛姪女的Sam叔叔,整本書溫馨感人,只有一場福利畫面, 而且是輕描淡寫。故事結尾想當然是在聖誕節,你猜聖誕老人有沒有達成Holly的願望呢?

Lisa在書中一些話語很令人玩味:
**人越聰明, 就越多原因會讓你過的很悲慘 (迷之音: 神經大條的人, 過的比較快樂)
**看過了, 聽到了, 做完了, 只是完全記不得 ~~~(嗯, 好像在說我)
**孤獨不會讓人得到安全,那就只是孤獨。

還有很多,翻不出來,請大家自己看書吧!

拍成電視是在Hallmark 頻道播放。

官方預告http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gFf2Ko90DA

幕後花絮http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whgbFLCIbtQ

不知道台灣會不會播出?

Lisa 一向是我的菜, 不過一開始男主角居然有女朋友, 扣一葉 !
 

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男女主角都有各自的心結,因彼此互動相處中(外加可愛的Holly)而漸漸解開心結走出過往,很溫馨的情結,讓人看了覺得心暖暖的。

   

Holly在Maggie的玩具店再次開口說話那段真是感人,Lisa功力真好,寫出了如此溫馨自然的場景。:D

Mark真的有好爸爸的潛力。不但為了Holly而再次拾起童話故事,還因為Holly的聖誕願望而考慮和女友Shelby共組家庭(雖然理由實際到讓人無言),言行中都看得出是以Holly為第一考量。以新手監護人來說,幾乎是滿分的爸爸!

 

 

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5: must-have             4: recommend      3: kill time
2: save your money    1: did not finish