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Title:
Elsewhere
Genre:
Memoir
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Subgenre:
Speculative afterlife (aging backward), coming-of-age
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1st
Narrative:
First Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
276
Number of Chapters:
30
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:21:02
Synopsis:
Fifteen-year-old Liz Hall dies and wakes up aboard a ship bound for Elsewhere—an afterlife that looks a lot like Earth, but with one extraordinary rule: nobody gets older. Instead, everyone ages backward from the moment they arrive, moving in reverse through their lives until they become infants and are sent back to Earth to be born again.
In Elsewhere, the beaches are beautiful, the days are warm, and you can’t get sick. Liz finds familiar comforts—new friends, unexpected work helping newly arrived pets adjust, and even a dog she adopts. But she also struggles with what she has lost: the life she planned to live, the family and friends she left behind, and the future she will never have.
As Liz learns how Elsewhere works and tries to make peace with death, she must decide what it means to live well when time moves the “wrong” way—and how to hold on, let go, and love in a world where every day takes you further from who you used to be.
In Elsewhere, the beaches are beautiful, the days are warm, and you can’t get sick. Liz finds familiar comforts—new friends, unexpected work helping newly arrived pets adjust, and even a dog she adopts. But she also struggles with what she has lost: the life she planned to live, the family and friends she left behind, and the future she will never have.
As Liz learns how Elsewhere works and tries to make peace with death, she must decide what it means to live well when time moves the “wrong” way—and how to hold on, let go, and love in a world where every day takes you further from who you used to be.
Author:
Gabrielle Zevin
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Publisher:
Square Fish
Barcode:
9780312367466
Country:
United States
Place of Printing:
175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010
Publication Date:
2005-06-01
Publication Year:
2005
Copyright Year:
2005
Number of Copies:
2
Language:
English
Publisher Location:
New York
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$9.99
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-03-12
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:21:02
