Eighteen-year-old Iranian-cued Fereshteh "Angel" Rahimi is meeting her online best friend, white-cued Juliet, for the first time IRL they're set to spend an epic week together, culminating in a concert by mega-popular boy band The Ark. In this immersive, character-driven drama, Oseman (the Heartstopper series) thoughtfully highlights the cost of celebrity on one's mental health alongside the ways in which online fandoms can both build community and fan the flames of obsession and parasocial behavior. Alice's first book, SOLITAIRE, was published when she was nineteen.
Alice can usually be found staring aimlessly at computer screens, questioning the meaninglessness of existence, or doing anything and everything to avoid getting an office job. She completed a degree in English at Durham University in 2016 and is currently a full-time writer and illustrator. ‘Oseman proves herself a clever, witty writer’ – Publishers WeeklyĪlice Oseman was born in 1994 in Kent, England. ‘Solitaire is an extraordinary novel … has captured her characters’ rage, humour and insecurity with aplomb.’ –The Financial Times ‘A very authentic, teenage voice’ – Sunday Times ‘The most honest and authentic account of modern teenage life that you’ll read this year… outstanding contemporary fiction with appeal to fans of John Green’ – The Bookseller
‘The Catcher in the Rye for the digital age’ – The Times I Was Born for This is a stunning reflection of modern teenage life, and the power of believing in something – especially yourself. He’s their frontman – and playing in a band with his mates is all he ever dreamed of doing.īut dreams don’t always turn out the way you think and when Jimmy and Angel are unexpectedly thrust together, they find out how strange and surprising facing up to reality can be.Ī funny, wise, and heartbreakingly true coming of age novel. Jimmy Kaga-Ricci owes everything to The Ark.
Being part of The Ark’s fandom has given her everything she loves – her friend Juliet, her dreams, her place in the world. The third novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless, Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper – now a major Netflix series.įor Angel Rahimi life is about one thing: The Ark – a pop-rock trio of teenage boys who are taking the world by storm.
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