âA searing, shattering, exquisite shard of a book.â âAlly Condie, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Matched Trilogy
âA brilliant, necessary candle in the darkness.â âBrendan Kiely, New York Times bestselling and award-winning coauthor of All American Boys and Tradition
From master storyteller and Printz Awardâwinning author An Na comes a dark, intensely moving story of a girl desperately determined to find a cure for the illness that swept her mother away, and could possibly destroy her own life as well.
Sixteen-year-old Grace is in a race against timeâand in a race for her lifeâeven if she doesnât realize it yetâŚ
She is smart, responsible, and contending with more than what most teens ever should. Her mother struggled with schizophrenia for years until, one day, she simply disappearedâfleeing in fear that she was going to hurt those she cared about most. Ever since, Graceâs father has worked as a recruiter at one of the leading labs dedicated to studying the disease, trying to lure the worldâs top scientists to the faculty to find a cure, hoping against hope it can happen in time to help his wife if she is ever found. But this makes him distant. Consumed.
Grace, in turn, does her part, interning at the lab in the gene sequencing department, daring to believe that one day they might make a breakthroughâŚand one day they do. Grace stumbles upon a string of code that could be the key. But something inside of Grace has started to unravel. Could her discovery just be a cruel side effect of the disease that might be taking hold of her? And can she even tell the difference?
With unflinching bravery, An Na has created a mesmerizing story with twists and turns that reveal jaw-dropping insights into the mind of someone struggling with schizophrenia.