Description
A bestselling summer read as heartbreaking as The Lovely Bones and as gripping as Jenny Downham's Before I Die.
**Now a major Netflix movie starring Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Logan Miller, Kian Lawley*
'Gossip Girl meets Groundhog Day' Grazia
'Tender, funny and raw' Marie Claire
'A clever, funny, insightful and utterly addictive novel' Daily Mail
'Compelling and poignant, a truly memorable read' Closer
They say 'live every day as if it's your last' - but you never actually think it's going to be. At least I didn't.
The thing is, you don't get to know when it happens. You don't remember to tell your family that you love them or - in my case - remember to say goodbye to them at all.
But what if, like me, you could live your last day over and over again? Could you make it perfect? If your whole life flashed before your eyes, would you have no regrets? Or are there some things you'd want to change...?
'This book will take your breath away' She
'A beautifully written and outrageously weepy tale' Daily Mirror
As compelling as The Lovely Bones and as memorable as Jenny Downham's Before I Die, this will become a word-of-mouth phenomenon.
About the Author
Lauren Oliver is a screenwriter, media entrepreneur, and author of multiple New York Times bestsellers, including Delirium, Pandemonium, and Requiem in the Delirium trilogy; Before I Fall, which was adapted into a feature film; Panic, which was adapted into an Amazon Prime series for which Lauren wrote every episode and served as executive producer; and the Replica duology. Lauren founded the IP company StoryGiants, helping to package and edit nearly one hundred other novels. She also cofounded Incantor AI, devoted to ethical treatment of IP in artificial intelligence technologies for media and entertainment. Raised in Westchester, New York, Lauren attended the University of Chicago and got her MFA from NYU. She now divides her time between Maryland and Los Angeles.
Reviews
Hugely moving and gorgeously written . . . an extremely clever and well-written novel that is ultimately uplifting. * Heat *
A very sophisticated novel . . . Oliver handles her characters with an impressive lightness of touch and writes evocatively about youth . . . a clever, funny, insightful and utterly addictive novel * Daily Mail *
'Beautifully written, compelling and poignant, a truly memorable read' ***** * Closer *
A book to fall in love with * Bella *
Heartbreakingly good . . . Up there with Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones, it'll make you want to hold close the ones you love and never let them go. Impossible to forget. * News of the World *
A thought-provoking and compelling story that is brave and insightful for a new author * Sun *
This book will take your breath away * She *
A beautifully written and outrageously weepy tale. * Daily Mirror *
Moving and thought-provoking * Woman *
Tender, funny and raw * Marie Claire *
A pitch-perfect Groundhog Day/Lovely Bones hybrid * guardian.co.uk *
Gossip Girl meets Groundhog Day * Grazia *
Poignant . . . This tale of second chances will have you clinging on to your Kleenex * Now *
Take the concept of Groundhog Day, add stunning prose and layers of emotional development, and the result is a book to fall in love with over and over again * Daily Record *
BEFORE I FALL is amazing, fantastic, a groundbreaking debut. * www.wondrousreads.com *
'BEFORE I FALL is beautifully written; brave, sincere and very addictive. It captures the essence of high-school brilliantly, and will have you laughing, crying and philosophising. I wholeheartedly recommend BEFORE I FALL. The best book I've read in the last year.' * www.novelicious.com *
A startling piece of writing that is utterly believable and beautifully told... If you only read one book this year, it should be this one. * www.thebookbag.co.uk *
Brilliantly written, gritty, deep and compassionate. I couldn't give it a higher recommendation! * Guardian *
Book Information
ISBN 9780340980903
Author Lauren Oliver
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Hodder Paperback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Weight(grams) 251g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 137mm * 24mm