Book
Words in deep blue
Call Number
- FICTION CROW TEEN (CEN)
Edition
First American edition.
Publication Information
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
Physical Description
269 pages ; 22 cm
Audience
HL730L Lexile
Summary
Years ago, Rachel had a crush on Henry Jones. The day before she moved away, she tucked a love letter into his favorite book in his family's bookshop. She waited. But Henry never came. Now Rachel has returned to the city -- and to the bookshop -- to work alongside the boy she'd rather not see, if at all possible, for the rest of her life. But Rachel needs the distraction, and the escape. Her brother drowned months ago, and she can't feel anything anymore. She can't see her future. Henry's future isn't looking too promising, either. His girlfriend dumped him. The bookstore is slipping away. And his family is breaking apart. As Henry and Rachel work side by side -- surrounded by books, watching love stories unfold, exchanging letters between the pages -- they find hope in each other. Because life may be uncontrollable, even unbearable sometimes. But it's possible that words, and love, and second chances are enough.
Notes
Originally published in Sydney by Pan Macmillan Australia in 2016.