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A stranded spirit, a sudden loveBeautiful elegiac love story that crosses the divide between the living and the dead, in a powerful vision of longing and loss.A tender and poignant love story with a ghostly twist. Becca Fitzpatrick, bestselling author of Hush, HushThis debut paranormal romance will leave you breathless.Can there truly be love after deathDrifting in the dark waters of a mysterious river, the only thing Amelia knows for sure is that she's dead. With no recollection of her past life or her actual death she's trapped alone in a nightmarish existence. All of this changes when she tries to rescue a boy, Joshua, from drowning in her river. As a ghost, she can do nothing but will him to live. Yet in an unforgettable moment of connection, she helps him survive.Amelia and Joshua grow ever closer as they begin to uncover the strange circumstances of her death and the secrets of the dark river that held her captive for so long. But even while they struggle to keep their bond hidden from the living world, a frightening spirit is doing everything in his power to destroy their new-found happiness and drag Amelia back into the ghost world forever.Thrilling and evocative, with moments of pure pleasure, Hereafter is a sensation you won't want to miss.
A spectral girl finds her existence altered when she intervenes to save a living boy from drowning in the river that holds her captive. Amelia exists as a ghost with no memory of her former life, tethered to a dark river until her encounter with Joshua creates an unexpected bridge between the living and the dead. As they work to piece together the mystery of her demise, they face the opposition of a malevolent spirit intent on reclaiming Amelia for the afterlife. The narrative unfolds through a focus on the burgeoning connection between the two, navigating the physical limitations of Amelia's ghostly state and the encroaching threats from the spirit realm.
This novel is characterized by its focus on the tropes of the paranormal romance genre, specifically the intersection of spectral existence and human connection. The narrative relies on the tension between the protagonist's desire for a life she cannot fully inhabit and the external threat posed by a malevolent spirit. Readers often look to such stories for their atmospheric exploration of longing and the mechanics of a world where the dead can influence the living. The premise suggests a focus on the emotional stakes of a forbidden, cross-dimensional relationship rather than complex world-building.
Page Count:
404
Publication Date:
2011-01-01
Publisher:
HarperCollins Children's Books
ISBN-10:
0007430507
ISBN-13:
9780007430505
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