The Upside Down River: Tomek's Journey

The Upside Down River: Tomek's Journey

Tomek’s Journey is a huge bestseller in France and it’s easy to see why.

Young Tomek is a shopkeeper in a quiet little town when he falls head over heels in love and sets out on an extraordinary adventure to find a girl he’s met only once, and whose name he doesn’t know.

In the tradition of the best fairy stories, his search for the girl, who in turn is seeking the legendary River Qjar, rumoured to bestow immortality, brings him new challenges but new friends too. He must travel through a magical forest filled with savage, enormous bears, cross the sea to the Island-That-Isn’t and on still further. There’s much danger, but our overall sense is that Tomek’s innocence and good nature will keep him safe. The tone of this book is unlike anything else in the children’s book world now.

It’s philosophical, profound, yet playful too, and Tomek’s journey is truly eye-opening.

《Tomek’s Journey》是法國的暢銷書。

年輕的 Tomek 是一位小鎮上的店主，遇見一見鍾情的她，便踏上了尋找一位只見過一次、名字卻不知道的女孩的非凡冒險。

在最優秀的童話故事傳統中，他對女孩的尋找，也引導他追尋傳說中的 Qjar River，據說這條河能賦予人類不朽。這使他面臨新的挑戰，也結識了新的朋友。他必須穿越一片充滿野性巨大熊的魔法森林，跨越海洋到達 “不存在的島嶼”，並繼續前行。雖然危險重重，但整體而言，Tomek的純真和善良會讓他安然無恙。

它既富有哲學意味，又深邃而俏皮，Tomek 的旅程真的是讓人開眼界。