She was disappearing inch by inch, vanishing into thin air, and then one day a postcard arrived . . . There was no return address, no signature, only a scrawled message: Say something.
Shelby Richmond is an ordinary girl growing up on Long Island until one night a terrible road accident brings her life to a halt. While her best friend Helene suffers life-changing injuries, Shelby becomes overwhelmed with guilt and is suddenly unable to see the possibility of a future she’d once taken for granted.
But as time passes, and Helene becomes an almost otherworldly figure within the town, seen by its inhabitants as a source of healing, Shelby finds herself attended to by her own guardian angel. A mysterious figure she half-glimpsed the night of the car crash, he now sends Shelby brief but beautiful messages imploring her to take charge of her life once more . . .
What happens when a life is turned inside out? When you lose all hope and sense of worth? Shelby, a fan of Chinese food, dogs, bookshops, and men she should stay away from, captures both the ache of loneliness and the joy of finding oneself at last. From the bestselling author of The Dovekeepers comes this spellbinding, poignant and life-affirming story of one woman’s journey towards happiness – and the power of love, family and fate.
‘A great atmospheric storyteller . . . Her books are a real pleasure’ Kate Atkinson
‘Alice Hoffman reminds us with every sentence that words have the power to transport us to alternate worlds’ Jodi Picoult
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Simon & Schuster Uk
ISBN: 9781471166938
Idioma: Inglés
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 09/01/2018
Año de edición: 2018
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Alice Hoffman
Alice Hoffman es una autora especializada en literatura juvenil que ha publicado más de treinta novelas. Su novela más famosa es Prácticamente magia (1995), que fue llevada a la gran pantalla poco después. En sus historias abunda el realismo mágico y el amor familiar. Han sido traducidas a más de veinte idiomas y han recibido menciones por su calidad por The New York Times, Library Journal y la revista People, entre otros. Vive a las fueras de Boston.