Growing up in a well-to-do family with strict rules and routines can be tough for a ten-year-old girl who only wants to roller skate. But when Lucinda Wyman's parents go overseas on a trip to Italy and leave her behind in the care of Miss Peters and Miss Nettie in New York City, she suddenly gets all the freedom she wants! Lucinda zips around New York on her roller skates, meeting tons of new friends and having new adventures every day. But Lucinda has no idea what new experiences the city will show her.... Some of which will change her life forever.
這是作者根據童年經驗所寫成的半自傳體小說，以多重觀點交錯的手法，將小女主角露欣達生活中的點點滴滴，呈現在讀者眼前。書中鉅細靡遺地描繪十九世紀末的美國紐約──白手起家的新移民與不知民間疾苦的富裕上流社會階層相互對立，卻逐漸融合的一個新世界；一個在逐步建設中，即將邁向新世紀的國際化城市；一個隱約已見社會問題、貧富差距過大的現代叢林。作者透過露欣達的親身體驗，輕巧而不著痕跡地帶領讀者進入一百年前的世界。
By Ruth Sawyer, Traditioinal Chinese Characters, Paperback, 260 pages/book, 8.75"x11.25"
