If I Stay

In a single moment, "everything" changes. Seventeenyear- old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she fi nds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck... A sophisticated, layered, and heartachingly beautiful story about the power of family and friends, the choices we all makeaand the ultimate choice Mia commands.

盖尔·福尔曼 记者出身的盖尔·福尔曼，曾为《Seventeen》、《柯梦波丹》、《国家》《ELLE》等杂志写过报导。她的小说处女作《理智姊妹》，就是从她为《Seventeen》杂志所写的文章衍生而成的。 而她的第二部小说《如果我留下》出版后，即广受媒体和读者好评，不但赢得《出版家周刊》二○○九年度最佳童书和亚马逊网路书店二○○九年度十大青少年小说的殊荣，并获得“美国独立选书奖”二○一○年度最佳青少年小说提名。本书更已被电影《暮光之城》的制作公司买下版权，即将改编拍成电影。 目前盖尔·福尔曼与家人居住在纽约布鲁克林。