This Place is Still Beautiful

XiXi Tian author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:9th Jun '22

£7.99

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This Place is Still Beautiful cover

Two sisters. A shocking racist incident. The summer that will change both of their lives forever.

Annalie and Margaret are sisters who agree on only one thing: that they have nothing in common.

Annalie is seventeen: sweet, content, and looking forward to a summer of flirting with the most popular boy in school.

Margaret is nineteen: ambitious, a warrior for social justice, and desperate to forget her ex-boyfriend in New York City.

When their family is the victim of a racial attack, Annalie tries to pretend it never happened - but Margaret wants to fight back. Suddenly their relationship - and all the ones around them - are hanging by a thread. And then a crushing secret threatens to tear them apart forever . . .

A beautiful and powerful story about family, identity and the secrets we keep, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas, Nicola Yoon, and Adam Silvera.

This assured YA debut interweaves uncompromising truths about prejudice, identity and belonging with sweet, heady romance and a nuanced depiction of sisterhood. * Guardian, best new children's books *
An impressive first novel * Booklist *
This book made me feel seen in a way that very few books ever have. * Misa Sugiura, author of This Time Will Be Different *
[A]n exciting new voice in YA . . . this moving debut is not to be missed. * Nina LaCour, author of We Are Okay *

ISBN: 9780241532614

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 22mm

Weight: 255g

368 pages