★紐約時報暢銷書《最後的讀書會》（The End of Your Life Book Club）作者Will Schwalbe、《裴少校的最後一戰》（Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand）作者Helen Simonson盛情推薦！

逃離塵囂，走進如詩如畫的美麗小島，是否就能將一切拋諸腦後?一段熠熠生輝的夏日物語，一個關於愛、回憶與重新覺醒的動人故事。

在一個令人煩躁的春日，布魯克林淅淅瀝瀝地下著雨，兩名鬱鬱寡歡的女子洛蒂與蘿絲偶然在孩子幼兒園的公告欄上瞥見一則廣告：

緬因州小失落島，
雅緻舊式小木屋出租。
溫泉，藍莓，海玻璃，
八月。

儘管兩人都付不起租金，她們已被想像中誘人的景象徹底吸引——洛蒂可以暫時忘卻傲慢作家丈夫的頤指氣使，蘿絲則渴望從越來越失控的雙胞胎身邊離開喘口氣。她們需要為自己呼吸。

一時衝動下，她們決定租下小木屋，還找到兩個原不相識的同伴分攤費用：獨立電影明星卡洛琳，在奧斯卡的尷尬場面後被媒體公開羞辱，亟欲到不知名小島避人耳目療傷。較年長的貝芙莉，還在失去兩位至親的錐心痛楚中，卻忽略照顧身邊隱然形成的危機。

四名女子帶著各自的憂煩抵達，在這遠離塵囂的小島過上一個月，是否真能將一切拋諸腦後？孤僻的木屋主人羅伯特，發現自己忍不住想加入這群陌生女子。他有個秘密渴望：如果女人愛上他的房子，是否也會把心留下來………羅伯特的目光特別停駐在蘿絲身上，她與木屋裡掛的一幅肖像非常神似。

在清爽的夏日海風、美味的清蒸龍蝦與雞尾酒的薰陶下，這幾個截然不同卻因緣際會聚在一起的人，慢慢向彼此敞開心扉，想起自己曾經的模樣與渴望，重新發現愛與被愛的可能。改變，其實沒那麼困難，不是嗎?

《情迷八月》（Enchanted August）有一群個性不完美卻討人喜愛的角色，以風景如畫的新英格蘭夏日田園為背景，堪稱經典愛情巨作《情迷四月天》（Enchanted April）的升級版。作者創造了夢境般的場景：整整一個月，遠離塵世煩擾的夏日時光，述說一個關於愛、回憶與重新覺醒的動人故事。

 

Brenda Bowen, a former children’s book publisher, is now a literary agent and children’s book author. She lives in New York, and this is her adult debut. She spends as much of her summer as she can on an island much like Little Lost Island in Maine.

 

“A delightful retelling of the enchanting classic. I'm dreaming of blueberries and Maine lobster. We all need a sunny island or castle to which we can run away.”—Helen Simonson, bestselling author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand

“Enchanted August is a true charmer of a novel, written with humor, sensitivity, and a huge amount of heart. I fell in love with the glorious Maine setting and with the quirky and endearing characters who find themselves thrown together there. It’s a perfect summer read—for any time of the year.”—Will Schwalbe, author of the New York Times bestseller The End of Your Life Book Club

“With touches of Shakespearian comedy, this is. . . bright and kind and optimistic. A thoroughly pleasant summer read as breezy as the island itself.”—Kirkus

“Bowen has created a charming and witty update with a setting that could not be more appealing—from the woodland fairy houses and twin turrets in the island cottage to the rocky beaches and all-day lobster bakes.Enchanted August reminds us that sometimes it just takes a change of scenery to reveal that love is right in front of us.” —BookPage

“A heartwarming read, allowing the reader absorb the briny air, the taste of boiled lobsters, and cozy gatherings that bring one back to the languorous days of long ago endless summers.” —New York Journal of Books