{"product_id":"9781250619020","title":"A Breath Too Late","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Breath Too Late\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Rocky Callen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eGirl in Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e All the Bright Places\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGirl, Interrupted\u003c\/i\u003e comes a haunting and breathtaking YA contemporary debut novel that packs a powerful message: hope can be found in the darkness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis program includes an author's note read by the author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Achingly poignant . . . a love letter and a life raft to the brokenhearted.” –\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Alison McGhee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeventeen-year-old Ellie had no hope left. Yet the day after she dies by suicide, she finds herself in the midst of an out-of-body experience. She is a spectator, swaying between past and present, retracing the events that unfolded prior to her death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there are gaps in her memory, fractured pieces Ellie is desperate to re-assemble. There's her mother, a songbird who wanted to break free from her oppressive cage. The boy made of brushstrokes and goofy smiles who brought color into a gray world. Her brooding father, with his sad puppy eyes and clenched fists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold in epistolary-like style, Rocky Callen's deeply moving \u003ci\u003eA Breath Too Late\u003c\/i\u003e sensitively examines the beautiful and terrible moments that make up a life and the possibilities that live in even the darkest of places. Perfect for fans of the critically-acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSpeak\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI’ll Give You the Sun,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIf I Stay\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An exquisitely played love song to life, in all of its hurts, wonders, memories, and loves.\" –Jeff Zentner, Morris Award winning author of \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Serpent King \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eGoodbye Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year (2020)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250619020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Macmillan Young Listeners","offers":[{"title":"CD-Audio","offer_id":40710555697358,"sku":"9781250619020","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_3f643cb9-80ca-4ffc-9003-90f0b188af21.jpg?v=1640752517","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250619020","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}