We Are Okay

We Are Okay

An achingly beautiful novel about grief and the enduring power of friendship,Â We Are Okay is an acclaimed best book of 2017!

A TODAYÂ Show Must-Read Book â€¢ A Boston Globe Best Book of the YearÂ â€¢ A Seventeen Best Book of the YearÂ â€¢ A News & Observer Best Book of the Year â€¢Â A Booklist Editors' Choice selection â€¢Â A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the YearÂ â€¢ A Bustle Best Book of the YearÂ â€¢ A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year

â€œShort, poetic and gorgeously written. . . . The world LaCour creates is fragile but profoundly humane.â€Â â€”The New York Times Book Review

â€œA beautiful, devastating piece of art. . . .Â An extraordinary work.â€ â€”Bookpage

You go through life thinking thereâ€™s so much you need. . . . Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother.
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Marin hasnâ€™t spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left everything behind. No one knows the truth about those final weeks. Not even her best friend Mabel. But even thousands of miles away from the California coast, at college in New York, Marin still feels the pull of the life and tragedy sheâ€™s tried to outrun. Now, months later, alone in an emptied dorm for winter break, Marin waits. Mabel is coming to visit and Marin will be forced to face everything thatâ€™s been left unsaid and finally confront the loneliness that has made a home in her heart.
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An intimate whisper that packs an indelible punch, We Are Okay is Nina LaCour at her finest. This gorgeously crafted and achingly honest portrayal of grief will leave you urgent to reach across any distance to reconnect with the people you love.

Praise for We Are OkayÂ

â€œNina LaCour treats her emotions so beautifully and with such empathy.â€ â€”Bustle

â˜…Â â€œExquisite.â€Â â€”Kirkus

â˜…Â â€œLaCour paints a captivating depiction of loss, bewilderment, and emotional paralysis . . .Â raw and beautiful.â€ â€”Booklist

â˜…Â â€œBeautifully crafted . . . .Â A quietly moving, potent novel.â€ â€”SLJ

â˜…Â â€œAÂ moving portrait of a girl struggling to reboundÂ after everything sheâ€™s known has been thrown into disarray.â€ â€”Publishers Weekly

â˜…"Bittersweet and hopefulÂ . . . poetic and skillfully crafted."Â â€”Shelf Awareness

â€œSo lonely and beautiful that I could hardly breathe.Â ThisÂ is a perfect book.â€ â€”Stephanie Perkins, bestselling author ofÂ Anna and the French Kiss

â€œAs beautiful as the best memories, as sad as the best songs, as hopeful as your best dreams.â€
â€”Siobhan Vivian, bestselling author ofÂ The Last Boy and Girl in the World

â€œYou can feel every peak and valley of Marinâ€™s emotional journey on your skin, in your gut.Â Beautifully written, heartfelt, and deeply real.â€ â€”Adi Alsaid, author ofÂ Never Always SometimesÂ andÂ Letâ€™s Get Lost
Country USA
Manufacturer Dutton Books for Young Readers
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-02-14
UnitCount 1
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Dutton Books for Young Readers
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2017-02-14
UnitCount	1
Format	Kindle eBook

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