After Life

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Pub Date 16 Jan 2025 | Archive Date 31 Jan 2025
Bonnier Books UK | Hot Key Books

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A major new novel from bestselling author of If I Stay, Gayle Forman.

One spring afternoon after school, Amber arrives home on her bike. It's just another perfectly normal day. But when Amber's mom sees her, she screams. Because Amber died seven years ago, hit by a car while on the very same bicycle she's inexplicably riding now.

This return doesn't only impact Amber. Her sister, Melissa, now seven years older, must be a new kind of sibling to Amber. Amber's estranged parents are battling over her. And the changes ripple farther and farther out: Amber's friends, boyfriend, and even people she met only once have been deeply affected by her life and death. In the midst of everyone's turmoil, Amber is struggling with herself. What kind of person was she? How and why was she given this second chance?

This magnificent tour de force by acclaimed author Gayle Forman brilliantly explores the porous veil between life and death, examines the impact that one person can have on the world, and celebrates life in all its beautiful complexity.

'Gayle Forman reigns as the queen of breaking hearts with a touch of magic' - Adam Silvera

A major new novel from bestselling author of If I Stay, Gayle Forman.

One spring afternoon after school, Amber arrives home on her bike. It's just another perfectly normal day. But when Amber's mom...


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ISBN 9781471418310
PRICE £8.99 (GBP)
PAGES 272

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What is it about YA books and Gayle Forman in particular that just tugs at the heartstrings? I was definitely working hard to hold in the tears at the end of this beautiful portrayal of love and grief and I was completely absorbed for hours. Every single character was portrayed with the literary equivalent of a few brush strokes but that's the author's talent, she shows the deepest emotions with the fewest words but just sucks you in to an emotional whirlpool. I loved this book and can't praise it highly enough.

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when i read the blurb for this book i had to request it, so thank you for letting me read this!!
i loved it, it was a beautifully written story about loss, friendship, family and betrayal but mostly about life.
a great read and one o have already recommended

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What a compelling five-star read. This was such an absorbing story, there was just something so special about Amber and her story, it is different to your normal story and some people may be triggered by the death and reanimation of Amber, but at its heart this is a story about love, and how much we love those we have lost. There are a couple of amazing twists in the story, some that are great and some that will leave your jaw hanging. You will just love Amber and her journey, you will be rooting for her, to keep going and not have the inevitable happen. Pick this story up and give it a go, as you need to understand the level of depth this story will take you to.

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Gayle Foreman always destroys every one of my emotions with her writing and in After Life, this wonderful trend continues.

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Gayle Forman has always been one of my favorite authors to share and acquire for our readers. I’m beyond excited to share my full thoughts and review. I loved her series about One Day and falling in love and the repercussions of that so I know this book will touch readers hearts just like that book touched mine.

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