Beschreibung

A brand-new, heart-wrenching novel from the bestselling author ofIf I Stayand I Was Here, Gayle Forman AroundthetimethatFreyaloseshervoicewhilerecordingherdebutalbum, Harunismakingplanstorunawayfromhometofindtheboythatheloves,and NathanielisarrivinginNewYorkCityafterafamilytragedyleaveshimisolatedon theoutskirtsofWashingtonstate.AfterthethreeofthemcollideinCentralPark, theyslowlyrevealthepartsoftheirpastthattheyhaventbeenabletoconfront,andtogether,theyfindtheirwaybacktowhotheyresupposedtobe. Toldoverthecourseofasingledayfromthreedifferentperspectives, this is a storyaboutthepoweroffriendshipandbeingtruetowhoyou are.PRAISE for I Was Here: I Was Here is a pitch-perfect blend of mystery, tragedy, and romance. Gayle Forman has given us an unflinchingly honest portrait of the bravery it takes to live after devastating loss Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower Not only beautifully written and heartwrenching, but IMPORTANT. Wow. Just, wow Sarah Dessen A potent rite-of-passage tale Sunday Times Irresistible tear-jerker New York Times

Autorentext

Gayle Forman is an award-winning author and journalist whose articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, and Elle in the US. Gayle Forman's novel, If I Stay, was released as a blockbuster movie starring Chloë Grace Moretz in 2014. Her most recent YA novel is We Are Inevitable. Gayle lives in Brooklyn, New York with her family.

A brand-new, heart-wrenching novel from the bestselling author of If I Stay and I Was Here, Gayle Forman

Around the time that Freya loses her voice while recording her debut album, Harun is making plans to run away from home to find the boy that he loves, and Nathaniel is arriving in New York City after a family tragedy leaves him isolated on the outskirts of Washington state. After the three of them collide in Central Park, they slowly reveal the parts of their past that they haven't been able to confront,and together, they find their way back to who they're supposed to be.

Told over the course of a single day from three different perspectives, this is a story about the power of friendship and being true to who you are.

PRAISE for I Was Here:

'I Was Here is a pitch-perfect blend of mystery, tragedy, and romance. Gayle Forman has given us an unflinchingly honest portrait of the bravery it takes to live after devastating loss' Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower

'Not only beautifully written and heartwrenching, but IMPORTANT. Wow. Just, wow' Sarah Dessen

'A potent rite-of-passage tale' Sunday Times

'Irresistible tear-jerker' New York Times

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