本書頁邊不規則為特殊設計。
這是一本由老鼠、耗子、公主和棄兒、光、愛、復仇與希望交織而成的小說。
小老鼠悲絕因為愛上小公主而被下放死牢，卻因為心中有愛而變得勇敢、願意原諒；渴望見到光的耗子明暗因一次出遊，嚇死皇后，被公主嚴厲的喝斥，深深覺得受傷而充滿仇恨，一心想報復，卻因有光的引導終能向上提升；懷著一點點恨意和很多悲傷、仁慈以及願意為人設想的豌豆公主終因體貼，而逃過耗子的仇恨，並且讓渴望被愛、被注意的棄兒母豬密歌麗有了希望。非常動人的故事，讓人展開書後就想一口氣讀完。
Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other’s lives. And what happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out.
From the master storyteller who brought us Because of Winn-Dixie comes another classic, a fairy tale full of quirky, unforgettable characters, featuring twenty-four stunning black-and-white illustrations by Timothy Basil Ering, in an elegant design that pays tribute to the best in classic children’s books and bookmaking traditions.
本書中譯本《雙鼠記》由台灣東方出版。
作者簡介
凱特．狄卡密歐(Kate DiCamillo)
出生於美國賓夕法尼亞州的費城，在佛羅里達州的克雷蒙(Clermont)長大，目前住在明尼蘇達州的明尼波里(Minneapolis)。大學時代主修英美文學，並從事成人短篇小說的創作，曾經獲得一九九八年邁克奈特基金會的作家獎助金。
