Life Expectancy
- 作者
- 出版社 Harpercollins Pb
- 出版时间 2005年8月 第1版
- ISBN 9780007196951
- 定价 83.70
内容简介
Inthedazzlingnewthrillerfromthemasterofdarksuspense,thehandoffatereachesouttotouchanordinarymanwithgreatness.Solongasheisready.Solongasheis,aboveall,afraid.JimmyTockcomesintotheworldontheverynighthisgrandfatherleavesit.Asaviolentstormragesoutsidethehospital,RudyTockspendslonghourswalkingthecorridorsbetweentheexpectantfathers'waitingroomandhisdyingfather'sbedside.It'sastrangevigilmadeallthestrangerwhen,attheveryheightofthestorm'sfury,JosefTocksuddenlysitsupinbedandspeakscoherentlyforthefirstandlasttimesincehisstroke.Whathesaysbeforehediesisthattherewillbefivedarkdaysinthelifeofhisgrandson--fivedateswhoseterribleeventsJimmywillhavetopreparehimselftoface.Thefirstistooccurinhis20thyear;thesecondinhis23rdyear;thethirdinhis28th;thefourthinhis29th;thefifthinhis30th.Rudyisalltooreadytodiscounthisfather'slastwordsasadyingman'sdelusionalrambling.ButthenhediscoversthatJosefalsopredictedthemomentofhisgrandson'sbirthtotheminute,aswellashisexactheight,weight,andthefactthatJimmywouldbebornwithsyndactyly--theunexplainedanomalyoffuseddigitsonhisleftfoot.Suddenly,theoldman'spredictionstakeonachillingsignificance.WhatterrifyingeventsawaitJimmyonthesefivedarkdays?Whatnightmareswillheface?Whatchallengesmusthesurvive?Asthenovelunfolds,pickingupJimmy'sstoryateachofthesecrisispoints,thepathhemustfollowwilldefyeveryexpectation.Andwitheachcrisishefaces,hewillmoveclosertoafatehecouldneverhaveimagined.ForwhoJimmyTockisandwhathemustaccomplishonthefivedayshisworldturnsisamysteryasdangerousasitiswondrous--astruggleagainstanevilsodarkandpervasiveonlythemostextraordinaryofhumanspiritscanshinethrough.
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