Carry Me Down is an engrossing story that at its heart examines an adolescent's difficulties navigating the world. John Egan is a misfit -- a twelve-year-old in the body of a grown man with the voice of a giant -- who diligently keeps track of the lies large and small that are told to him. John's been able to detect lies for as long as he can remember; it's a source of power but also great consternation for someone so young. With an obsession for the Guinness Book of World Records, a keenly inquisitive mind, and a kind of faith, John remains hopeful despite the unfavorable cards life deals him. John is like a tuning fork, sensitive to the vibrations within himself and the trouble that this creates for him and his family, and when his sanity reaches near collapse, a frightening family catastrophe threatens to destroy them. Carry Me Down is a restrained, emotionally taut, and sometimes oddly funny portrait whose drama drives toward, but narrowly averts an unthinkable disaster.
M.J.海蘭，愛爾蘭裔女作家，1968年出生於倫敦，在都柏林度過童年，現居倫敦。處女作《光是怎么進來的》(Howthe LightGets In)獲得2004年度巴諾書店發現獎(Barnes&Noble DiscoverAward)及澳大利亞年度圖書獎(TheAge Bookofthe Year in Australia)提名等。
