Holding Up the Universe

　　《生命中的燦爛時光》作者暖心書寫，兩個深藏苦痛的年輕靈魂相遇，跨過彼此深鎖許久的圍籬，再不孤單。

　　遇見一個人，愛上他真正的樣貌。

　　被戲稱為「美國最胖少女」的Libby Strout，以她需要由起重機搬出家門的的體重廣為人知，卻從未有人過問她藏在巨大身後的遭遇，經逢喪親巨變進而暴食的過往。不過，在家中自學多年的Libby已經準備好重回正軌了。她已整頓好自己去面對新學校、朋友、愛情或體驗任何事情，她想跟一般人一樣，扮演好高中少女的角色。

　　校園中的風雲人物，人見人愛的Jack Masselin懷著不欲人知的秘密：他患有臉盲症，無法辨識人臉，連家中兄弟都認不出來。他只能記住一些他人的明顯特徵去辨別他們之間的關係。在不想讓家人知情的狀態下，Jack告訴自己必須故作灑脫，保持迷人、風趣的樣貌，並與所有人保持距離。

　　女孩太大而無法被注意，男孩太盲而無法看見。

　　直到Jack遇見Libby。當兩個人意外地攪和在一起，原本靜止的宇宙突然旋轉了起來。他們傾聽彼此，看進對方心底最深的所在。當他們越常相處在一起，就越不覺得孤單。當你遇見一個全然理解你的人，你們註定會改變彼此的世界。（文／博客來編譯）

　　From the author of the New York Times bestseller All the Bright Places comes a heart-wrenching story about what it means to see someone—and love someone—for who they truly are.

　　Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed “America’s Fattest Teen.” But no one’s taken the time to look past her weight to get to know who she really is. Following her mom’s death, she’s been picking up the pieces in the privacy of her home, dealing with her heartbroken father and her own grief. Now, Libby’s ready: for high school, for new friends, for love, and for EVERY POSSIBILITY LIFE HAS TO OFFER. In that moment, I know the part I want to play here at MVB High. I want to be the girl who can do anything.  

　　Everyone thinks they know Jack Masselin, too. Yes, he’s got swagger, but he’s also mastered the impossible art of giving people what they want, of fitting in. What no one knows is that Jack has a newly acquired secret: he can’t recognize faces. Even his own brothers are strangers to him. He’s the guy who can re-engineer and rebuild anything in new and bad-ass ways, but he can’t understand what’s going on with the inner workings of his brain. So he tells himself to play it cool: Be charming. Be hilarious. Don’t get too close to anyone.

　　Until he meets Libby. When the two get tangled up in a cruel high school game—which lands them in group counseling and community service—Libby and Jack are both pissed, and then surprised. Because the more time they spend together, the less alone they feel. . . . Because sometimes when you meet someone, it changes the world, theirs and yours.

　　Jennifer Niven delivers another poignant, exhilarating love story about finding that person who sees you for who you are—and seeing them right back.

作者簡介

　　Jennifer Niven is the author of the New York Times bestseller and international bestseller All the Bright Places. She has also written four novels for adults--American Blonde, Becoming Clementine, Velva Jean Learns to Fly, and Velva Jean Learns to Drive--as well as three nonfiction books--The Ice Master, Ada Blackjack, and The Aqua-Net Diaries, a memoir about her high school experiences. She grew up in Indiana and now lives with her fiancé and literary cats in Los Angeles. For more information, visit JenniferNiven.com, GermMagazine.com, or find her on Facebook or Twitter.