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Emily X.R. Pan

The Astonishing Color of After

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“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
A stunning, heartbreaking debut novel about grief, love, and family, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Celeste Ng.




Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird.


Leigh, who is half Asian and half white, travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time. There, she is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she winds up chasing after ghosts, uncovering family secrets, and forging a new relationship with her grandparents. And as she grieves, she must try to reconcile the fact that on the same day she kissed her best friend and longtime…
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  • Widyashared an impression6 years ago
    💤Borrrriiinnng!

  • Rishika Dembanishared an impression3 years ago
    👍Worth reading
    🔮Hidden Depths
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    💞Loved Up
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Quotes

  • ;has quoted6 years ago
    Maybe if I could draw the emptiness, I could control it. But it was never dark enough. It was never the blackest black.
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    He would never cut me off. This I knew. This was all on me.
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    I watched his fingers tap-tap-tapping against the steering wheel as he searched for the right words.

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