《这不是告别》作为全美媒体和读者的年度之选，一出版就迅速横扫《纽约时报》畅销书榜长达45周，席卷全球三十多国。故事讲述了一头红发、穿着肥大男款衬衫的Eleanor，与沉默寡言、沉迷于音乐和漫画世界的Park之间的故事。

"You want me to drive?"

“你要让我开车？”

"I could heat up a pizza," Park said.

帕克说：“我可以去热比萨。”

"Yeah, go," she said, "I never get house to myself."

她说：“是的，去吧。我从没有在家独处的机会。”

"Or we could go get pizza," his mom said.

妈妈说：“要不我们出去吃吧。”

Park looked at Eleanor; he didn't know what the rules were, as far as going out. Her eyes got big, and she shrugged.

帕克看看埃莉诺，他还摸不准一起外出的准则。埃莉诺睁大双眼，耸耸肩。

"Are you sure?" he asked.

他问：“你确定吗？”

"You go where you want," his mom said. "I'm not even very hungry. You go. Eat dinner. See movie or something."

“去你们想去的地方把，我根本不饿。你们去吧。吃过晚饭看个电影什么的。”

Jeez, now his mom was calling him a pussy.

天啊，现在连妈妈都嘲笑他娘娘腔。

He and Eleanor both stared at her.

他和埃莉诺都看着妈妈。

"Sure," his mom said. "You too scared?"

妈妈说：“当然。你怕了吗？”

She was home all day, every day by herself, but Park decided not to mention it. He and Eleanor stood up cautiously from the couch. Like they were expecting his mom to say "April fools!" two weeks late.

妈妈根本整天都一个人在家，但是帕克不想提。他和埃莉诺小心翼翼地从沙发站起身，仿佛在担心妈妈这是开了个迟到的愚人节玩笑。

"No, I can drive. Do you want Pizza Hut? Should we call it in first?"

“不怕。我能开。去必胜客？我们需要先打电话吗？”

"I feel too lazy," his mom said. "You and Eleanor go get pizza."

妈妈说：“我懒得动，你和埃莉诺去吃吧。”

"I don't feel like cooking dinner," his mom said.

妈妈说：“我不想做晚餐。”

"Yeah," Park said, grinning, "let's go get pizza."

帕克露出笑容：“好！那我们去吃比萨。”

# Park #

#帕克#

It was just the three of them, Park, his mom and Eleanor, sitting on the couch, watching Wheel of Fortune. His dad had gone turkey hunting and wouldn't be home until late, and Josh was staying over at a friend's.

此刻家里只有三个人，妈妈、他和埃莉诺，他们坐在沙发上看《幸运转轮》。爸爸去猎火鸡了，很晚才会回来，乔许在朋友家过夜。