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By (author) Mikail, Nadia; By (author) Mikail, Nadia
A family attempt to make amends against the backdrop of an imminent world catastrophe – a stunning debut young adult novel about hope, healing and love.
Seventeen-year-old Aisha hasn”t seen her sister June for two years. And now that a calamity is about to end the world in nine months” time, she and her mother decide that it”s time to track her down and mend the hurts of the past. Along with Aisha”s boyfriend, Walter and his parents (and Fleabag the stray cat), thegroup take a roadtrip through Malaysia in a wildly decorated campervan – to put the past to rest, to come to terms with the present, and to hope for the future.
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This moving, unique, incredibly assured YA debut is full of life’s slow richness, the lagging toll of grief and the brightness of unconditional love.
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Poignant, thoughtful and life-affirming.
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A phenomenal book. Such a distinctive voice, so beautifully crafted, and what a premise.
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Original, emotionally truthful and infused with love and hope.
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A beautiful testament to family, friendships and what you choose to value when everything is ending. Think They Both Die at the End meets Jenny Downham.
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A beautiful debut about finding the light even as the world is ending.
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Fresh, hopeful and thought-provoking and with a real lightness of touch
Biographical note
Nadia Mikail is a full-time houseplant owner and part-time investigative journalist of what London”s pigeons are planning when they flock together like that. She is mostly unsuccessful at (but still hopeful about) both these occupations. Nadia is from Sarawak in Malaysia, where the air is always sweeter, the food is always tastier, and the pigeons are considerably less bold. She is currently studying law in London.
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN”S BOOK PRIZE FOR OLDER READERS 2023
A stunning debut young adult novel set in Malaysia, charting Aisha and her family on a roadtrip through the country in search of estranged sister, June. Set against the backdrop of a world catastrophe, this novel is full of love, healing and hope.
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