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　　繼《一個人的朝聖》後，英國劇作家蕾秋．喬伊斯充滿愛與希望的溫馨力作

　　1972年，為了配合地球自轉的速率，國際標準時間得往前撥快兩秒。拜倫從他的好朋友，也是全校最聰明的詹姆斯那裡聽到這件大事，但他很好奇，時間為什麼能被「改變」？

　　過了不久，拜倫因為母親送他和姊姊上學時的一個致命差錯，習以為常的世界毫無預警地瞬間崩塌。拜倫認定這個意外的罪魁禍首就是多出來的那兩秒。接著發生的事，有沒有機會修正這個錯誤？他與詹姆斯會做出什麼舉動，來讓生活恢復原本的樣貌呢？

　　蕾秋．喬伊斯以洗鍊的文字，透過1970年代小男孩的清澈目光，帶讀者走進外表完美無缺的中產家庭，不動聲色地揭開深藏其中的秘密。（文／博客來編譯）

　　In 1972, two seconds were added to time. It was in order to balance clock time with the movement of the earth. Byron Hemming knew this because James Lowe had told him and James was the cleverest boy at school. But how could time change? The steady movement of hands around a clock was as certain as their golden futures.

　　Then Byron's mother, late for the school run, makes a devastating mistake. Byron's perfect world is shattered. Were those two extra seconds to blame? Can what follows ever be set right?