If I Stay

Just listen, Adam says with a voice that sounds like shrapnel. I open my eyes wide now. I sit up as much as I can. And I listen. Stay, he says. Everybody has to make choices. Some might break you. For seventeen-year-old Mia - surrounded by a wonderful family, friends and a gorgeous boyfriend - decisions might seem tough, but they re all about a future full of music and love, a future that s brimming with hope. But life can change in an instant. cold February morning . . . a snowy road . . . and suddenly all of Mia s choices are gone. Except one. As alone as she ll ever be, Mia must make the most difficult choice of all. ripping, heartrending and ultimately life-affirming, If I Stay will make you appreciate all that you have, all that you ve lost - and all that might be.

“This is a wonderful, beautiful book; so gripping, so wise and oh, so heart-breakingly painful”

This is a haunting and heartbreaking novel reminiscent of The Lovely Bones . . . Impossible to put down The Bookseller It reminded me very much of The Lovely Bones. I found it uplifting and satisfying -- Anne Cassidy -- Carmen Reid This sensitively written story of the power of love and loss presses all the right buttons . . . the intensity of feelings and tragic suddenness with which life changes will strike a chord with teenagers and the young at heart. Read it, as they say, and weep Daily Mail Reminiscent of The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold - this is a beautiful book that will move you and make you question your own life News of the World

GAYLE FORMAN is an award-winning author and journalist whose articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Seventeen, Cosmopolitan and Elle in the US. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.

The last thing Mia remembers is the music. After the accident, she can still hear it. And she can see her damaged body being taken from the wreck of her parents' car - even though she can't feel a thing. All she can do is watch as doctors rush to save her life, as her friends and relatives gather outside her room, as the boy she loves struggles to be near her. As the next twenty-four hours unfold, Mia must come to terms with what came before the crash - and what could come after. And she knows she must make the most difficult choice of all.

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