Far From The Tree - Softcover

Robin Benway

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1471164330 ISBN 13: 9781471164330

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK, 2018

Synopsis

'Sometimes, family hurts each other. But after that's done you bandage each other up, and you move on. Together … You've got us now, like it or not, and we've got you.'

When sixteen-year-old GRACE gives up her baby for adoption, she decides it's time to find out more about her own biological mother, and in doing so she discovers two siblings she never knew existed.

There's MAYA, her loudmouthed younger sister, who's quick to search for traces of herself among these not-quite-strangers. And when her adopted family’s problems begin to surface, Maya can’t help but wonder where it is that she belongs.

And JOAQUIN, their stoic older brother. After seventeen years in the foster care system, he’s learned that secrets and fears are best kept close to his chest, where they can’t hurt anyone but him …

About this title

About the Author

Robin Benway is a National Book Award finalist and the author of novels for young adults, including Emmy & Oliver. Her books have received numerous awards and recognition. She currently lives in Los Angeles, where she spends her time hanging out with her dog, Hudson, making coffee, and procrastinating on writing.

Review

★ “Family issues are neither airbrushed nor oversimplified. From the first page to the last, this compassionate, funny, moving, compulsively readable novel about what makes a family gets it right.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))

★ “Equally heartwarming and heart-wrenching... Benway (Emmy & Oliver) delves into the souls of these characters as they wrestle to overcome feelings of inadequacy, abandonment, and betrayal, gradually coming to understand themselves and each other.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“Far from the Tree dives deep into themes of heartbreak and love, and presents a profound, emotional meditation on what it means to be family.” (Brightly)

“Far from the Tree is the kind of book that strikes close to a reader’s heart. I had to know what happened to Grace, Maya, and Joaquin, and I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. Beautiful.” (Ally Condie, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of the Matched trilogy)

“Far from the Tree is a touching story about the strength and love of unconventional families, and the unbreakable bond of siblings near and far. Robin Benway’s characters are authentically crafted, full of heart, hurt, and hope.” (Brandy Colbert, author of Pointe and Little & Lion)

PRAISE FOR EMMY & OLIVER: “Emmy & Oliver is wonderful. Funny, heartbreaking, and true... just like life. Robin Benway has written characters I felt like I’d known forever, and was so sad to see go. A must read.” (Morgan Matson, author of Since You've Been Gone)

“Robin Benway writes with her full heart. Emmy & Oliver is a genuinely sweet and funny novel bursting with the inextinguishable forces of love—between parents and children, distant and inseparable friends, new and reunited lovers.” (Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Isla and the Happily Ever After Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Isla and the Happily Ever After Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Isla and the Happily)

★ “Benway examines split loyalties, the impact of confessionals, and how broken bonds can be mended. Benway’s intriguing premise and honest tone are a winning combination as she movingly portrays the growing trust between her characters.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

★ “At times heartfelt, funny, irreverent, and ultimately satisfying... a good choice for fans of Stephanie Perkins’s Anna and the French Kiss or any of Sarah Dessen’s novels.” (School Library Journal (starred review))

“Benway fearlessly examines the effects of loss and return from every perspective. Hope, confusion, frustration, and love coexist without shame as teens and parents come to grips with the realization that nothing stays the same no matter how desperately we want it to.” (Booklist)

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1471164330
• ISBN 13: 9781471164330
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 374