Navigating grief's depths with surreal grace.
"How It Feels to Float" offers a profoundly touching narrative that dives into the complexities of mental health and the bittersweet dance with grief. Helena Fox's storytelling is immersive, her characters' inner journeys both haunting and luminous, ensuring you'll cling to Biz's story as she floats between loss and love, reality and memory. This book is an especially poignant read for those who appreciate the delicate exploration of emotional turmoil and the search for understanding within.
- Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Young Adult (2020)
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ISBN: 9781984814692
Authors:
Helena Fox
Publisher: Dial Books
Date of Publication: 2019-06-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.82
(rated by 19503 readers)
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Navigating grief's depths with surreal grace.
"How It Feels to Float" offers a profoundly touching narrative that dives into the complexities of mental health and the bittersweet dance with grief. Helena Fox's storytelling is immersive, her characters' inner journeys both haunting and luminous, ensuring you'll cling to Biz's story as she floats between loss and love, reality and memory. This book is an especially poignant read for those who appreciate the delicate exploration of emotional turmoil and the search for understanding within.
- Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Young Adult (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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