一首媽媽從前唱給我聽的溫柔之歌，
 　　現在我要唱給你聽。
 　　我的小寶貝，為你
 　　一直到我生命的盡頭。
　　
　　榮獲「2016法國龔固爾文學大獎」取材真實社會事件，衝擊人心之作！
　　　　
　　「為什麼我們雇請別人來照顧孩子，卻又害怕那人取代我們的位子?」
　　她是兩個小孩的母親。在第二個孩子出生後，她決定走出家庭，重回律師的行業，卻也面臨不得不把孩子交予他人照顧的難為處境。在千挑百選下，她找到一位口碑極佳的保母。但漸漸地，她發現這個保母已跨越份際，全面掌控她與孩子的關係……
　　
　　「我不想要再度成為過客，我想要永遠留在這個家庭！」
　　她的過去不為人知。她是雇主眼中最完美的保母；不僅深懂孩子的心，也因為能燒出一手好菜、負擔起所有的家事而深受雇主喜歡。然而，在受雇於這麼多家庭之後，這是第一次，她想要永遠留下來，成為這個家庭的一份子……
　　
　　五月一個溫煦的下午，巴黎一幢公寓發生保母殺嬰慘劇。唯一活下來的，是那個自殺未遂、陷入昏迷的保母。沒有人知道，那個下午到底發生了什麼事？而這個關愛著孩子且深受他們喜愛的保母，又為何殘忍結束孩子的生命？
　　
　　這是法語作家蕾拉・司利馬尼取材自紐約真實社會案件所寫成的作品。如此駭人的主題，小說從頭至尾卻不見任何血腥場面，作者以冷靜的筆調引領讀者回溯到最初——一對急欲托嬰的年輕夫妻，在終於找到理想保母，以為從此將擁有甜蜜生活的那一刻——逐一揭開在這悲劇背後層層疊疊的社會問題、雇傭關係，以及種種祕而不宣、我們時時刻刻為之拼搏的人生困境。
　　(中文簡介摘自 木馬文化《溫柔之歌》書介)
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