ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Griffin is afflicted by OCD, but even more by debilitating grief. His first love and ex-boyfriend, Theo, has drowned, and Griffin can't see a way through the enormous burden of sorrow and guilt. Switching back and forth in time, this heartbreaking novel follows Griffin's desperation as he tries to put aside his natural animosity towards Theo's boyfriend Jackson to discover why he died. Recalling the happier days only plunges Griffin deeper, but the reader starts to realise that maybe Griffin is not telling all the truth he knows. A completely honest appraisal of grief's effects, ultimately showing that even in the darkest days, the sun does shine again. 15+ Lindy Jones
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You’re still alive in alternate universes, Theo, but I live in the real world where this morning you’re having an open casket funeral. I know you’re out there, listening. And you should know I’m really pissed because you swore you would never die and yet here we are. It hurts even more because this isn’t the first promise you’ve broken.
OCD-afflicted seventeen-year-old, Griffin, has just lost his first love – his best friend, ex-boyfriend and the boy he believed to be his ultimate life partner – in a drowning accident. In a desperate attempt to hold onto every last piece of the past, a broken Griffin forges a friendship with Theo’s new college boyfriend, Jackson. And Griffin will stop at nothing to learn every detail of Theo’s new college life, and ultimate death. But as the grieving pair grows closer, readers will question Griffin's own version of the truth – both in terms of what he’s willing to hide, and what true love ultimately means...
By:
Adam Silvera Imprint: Simon & Schuster Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 130mm,
Spine: 18mm
ISBN:9781471146183 ISBN 10: 1471146189 Pages: 320 Publication Date:01 March 2017 Recommended Age: From 12 to 99 years Audience:
Young adult
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Preschool (0-5)
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
