Description
A bestselling summer read as heartbreaking as The Lovely Bones and as gripping as Jenny Downham's Before I Die.
**From the bestselling author of Panic, soon to be a major Amazon Prime TV series**
'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
About the Author
Lauren Oliver is the author of YA novels Ringer, Replica, Before I Fall, Panic, Vanishing Girls and the Delirium trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium and Requiem, which have been translated into more than thirty languages and are New York Times and international bestsellers. She is also the author of two standalone novels for middle-grade readers, The Spindlers and Liesl & Po, which was an E. B. White Read Aloud Award nominee; the Curiosity House series; and a novel for adults, Rooms. A graduate of the University of Chicago and NYU's MFA program, Lauren Oliver is also the co-founder of the boutique literary development company Glasstown Entertainment. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Find more information at www.laurenoliverbooks.com, or connect with Lauren on Twitter (/OliverBooks) and on Facebook (/laurenoliverbooks).
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 *
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 *
'Beautifully written, compelling and poignant, a truly memorable read' ***** * Closer *
A book to fall in love with * Bella *
Poignant . . . This tale of second chances will have you clinging on to your Kleenex * Now *
Moving and thought-provoking * Woman *
Gossip Girl meets Groundhog Day * Grazia *
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 *
Tender, funny and raw * Marie Claire *
A pitch-perfect Groundhog Day/Lovely Bones hybrid * guardian.co.uk *
This is very special . . . It's full of 'what ifs' and raw emotion * Sarah Broadhurst, The Bookseller *
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 *
Beautifully written * 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 *
Brilliantly written, gritty, deep and compassionate. I couldn't give it a higher recommendation! * Guardian *
Book Information
ISBN 9781473654785
Author Lauren Oliver
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Hodder Paperback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Weight(grams) 268g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm * 25mm