Emily X.R. Pan is the New York Times bestselling author of THE ASTONISHING COLOR OF AFTER, which won the APALA Honor Award and the Walter Honor Award. It was also a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize, longlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and featured on over a dozen best-of-the-year lists, among other accolades. Emily co-created the FORESHADOW anthology, teaches creative writing, and lives on Lenape land (in the New York City area). Find her on Twitter and Instagram: @exrpan.
Emily X.R. Pan's brilliantly crafted, harrowing first novel
portrays the vast spectrum of love and grief with heart-wrenching
beauty and candor. This is a very special book
*John Green, bestselling author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS and
TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN*
Magic and mourning, love and loss, secrets kept and secrets
revealed all illuminate Emily X.R. Pan's inventive and
heart-wrenching debut
*Gayle Forman, author of IF I STAY*
This book mesmerized me from page one. With its lyrical writing and
heartbreakingly real protagonist, The Astonishing Colour of After
provides a poignant reminder of grief's power and the transcendence
of love. Haunting at every turn, this is a glorious debut
*Renee Ahdieh, New York Times bestselling author of THE WRATH AND
THE DAWN*
'This beautiful, magical journey into the heart of grief made my
heart take flight'
*Holly Black, author of THE CRUEL PRINCE*
'This is a beautiful, often lyrical account of remembering and
mourning a loved one; a book that will stay with you'
*The Irish Times*
'Delicate and thought-provoking way . . . a work of art'
*Rachel Meier, Waterstones Bookseller*
This is one of the most emotional YA books I've ever read. From the
very first page, I knew it would be special to me. [...] This is
unlike any other story and one I would massively recommend for its
portrayal of grief.
*Read by Jess (blog)*
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