Cafe Triste,傷心咖啡店之歌

The story is talking about a group of people who lives in the prosperous Taipei want to find what the true value in their lives is and what they are desirably seeking for.
The leading character,馬蒂,is a thirty-year old woman but her life is actually a mess.
Her marriage is failed,the relationship in her family is indifferent,and she doesn't have any performances in her career,while most her classmates of university have done something in their field.
As a result,she begins to question herself whether she wants this kind of life or not.
But at the same time,she is afraid to persuade what she desires because she cares too much about other people's thinking and the value of society.
Then,she bumped into a group of people who run a cafe.
These people live their style and teach 馬蒂 to live for herself not for others,don't put emphasis on others' thought.
In the end,馬蒂 screwed up her courage heading for the place that she dreams her whole life,Madagascar.There,she has realized what is the true treasure to her and found the way in her life,although she died in an accident in Madagascar.
Sometimes when I am alone,I would think what I have done for 18 years.And sorrily I find that there are full of study and an variety of exams.I don't know what I am looking for and after all the school I have finished,what can I do and want to do?Working to death?Oh!That scares me.It seems that the dreams in our childhood disappear and the reality ties us up.We must find our dreams and passion back;otherwise,we will get lost and waste our life!That is why this novel attracts me.