This is a gorgeous book.
Its tender and fierce, beautiful even as it depicts some ugly truths.
The prose is passionate and honest, unsentimental and big-hearted.
The very best books move you to reconsider the world around you and this is one of those.
I truly loved it - Nicola Yoon, bestselling author of Everything, EverythingFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary YA novel about fear, first love, and the devastating impact of prejudiceIts 2002, a year after 9/11, and Shirin has just started at yet another new high school.
Its an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl whos tired of being stereotyped.
Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be.
Shes tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments - even the physical violence she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day.
Shirin drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother.
But then she meets Ocean James.
Hes the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know her.
It terrifies her -they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds - and Shirin has had her guard up against the world for so long that shes not sure shell ever be able to let it down.
Perfect for fans of the Shatter Me series as well as Angie Thomass The Hate U Give and Nicola Yoons The Sun is Also A Star.
About the author:Tahereh Mafi is the New York Times bestselling author of the Shatter Me series which has been published in over 30 languages around the world.
She was born in a small city somewhere in Connecticut and currently resides in Santa Monica, California, with her husband, Ransom Riggs, fellow bestselling author of Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children, and their young daughter.
She can usually be found overcaffeinated and stuck in a book.
You can find her online just about anywhere at @TaherehMafi or on her website, www.
taherehbooks.
Also by Tahereh Mafi:Shatter MeUnravel MeIgnite MeRestore MePraise for A Very Large Expanse of Sea:This is a gorgeous book.
Its tender and fierce, beautiful even as it depicts some ugly truths.
The prose is passionate and honest, unsentimental and big-hearted.
The very best books move you to reconsider the world around you and this is one of those.
I truly loved it.
- Nicola Yoon, bestselling author of Everything, EverythingI started reading A Very Large Expanse of Sea on a plane and couldnt put it down until Id finished the entire thing.
Tahereh Mafis beautiful story touched my heart and taught me so much, I cannot wait for the world to read!! - Tomi Adeyemi, bestselling author of Children of Blood and BoneA raw yet astoundingly elegant examination of identity, loneliness and family that is unflinching in its honesty and power.
Tahereh Mafi holds nothing back - and the reader is better for it.
