OVERALL WINNER OF WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2023
WINNER OF WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE FOR OLDER READERS 2023
SHORTLISTED FOR THE YA BOOK PRIZE 2023
LONGLISTED FOR THE BRANFORD BOASE AWARD 2023

A stunning debut young adult novel set in Malaysia, charting Aisha and her family on a roadtrip through the country in search of estranged sister, June. Set against the backdrop of a world catastrophe, this novel is full of love, healing and hope.

Seventeen-year-old Aisha hasn't seen her sister June for two years. And now that a calamity is about to end the world in nine months' time, she and her mother decide that it's time to track her down and mend the hurts of the past. Along with Aisha's boyfriend, Walter and his parents (and Fleabag the stray cat), the group take a roadtrip through Malaysia in a wildly decorated campervan - to put the past to rest, to come to terms with the present, and to hope for the future.

"This moving, unique, incredibly assured YA debut is full of life’s slow richness, the lagging toll of grief and the brightness of unconditional love." - The Guardian

"Poignant, thoughtful and life-affirming." - The Bookseller

"A phenomenal book. Such a distinctive voice, so beautifully crafted, and what a premise." - Louisa Reid

"Original, emotionally truthful and infused with love and hope." - Patrice Lawrence

"A beautiful testament to family, friendships and what you choose to value when everything is ending. Think They Both Die at the End meets Jenny Downham." - Waterstones bookseller

"A beautiful debut about finding the light even as the world is ending." - Jenny Downham

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Fresh, hopeful and thought-provoking and with a real lightness of touch