An Arrow to the Moon Audiobook

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• Emily X.R. Pan's brilliantly crafted, harrowing first novel portrays the vast spectrum of love and grief with heart-wrenching beauty and candor. This is a very special book.

  — John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down

• Magic and mourning, love and loss, secrets kept and secrets revealed all illuminate Emily X.R. Pan's inventive and heart-wrenching debut.

  — Gayle Forman, bestselling author of If I Stay and I Was Here

• Emily X.R. Pan beautifully depicts grief in all its complexities: the numbing sadness, the rage, the confusion, and, most hauntingly, the joy.

  — Bustle.com

• Through Leigh's emotional, illuminating first person narration, Emily X. R. Pan peels back the layers of her grief to expose the heart at the center. The result is a novel as lyrical as it is earnest.

  — Tor.com

• An extraordinary debut from a fiercely talented writer.

  — Nova Ren Suma, bestselling author of The Walls Around Us

• This beautiful, magical journey through grief made my heart take flight.

  — Holly Black, bestselling author of The Cruel Prince and The Darkest Part of the Forest

• Emily X.R. Pan utterly transported me to a world reminiscent of Isabel Allende. Haunting at every turn, this is a glorious debut.

  — Renée Ahdieh, bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn

• The Astonishing Color of After works a delicate magic. Its portrayal of grief is deeply felt, and so too is its deliciously tricky romance. I loved this book.

  — Marie Rutkoski, bestselling author of The Winner's Curse

• My heart has never been more pleasantly devastated. A raw and brilliant debut.

  — Roshani Chokshi, bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen

• lyrical and suspenseful

  — The New York Times Book Review

• In this dazzling debut, author Emily X.R. Pan has created a spellbinding narrative about love, family, and what it means to grieve.

  — Bustle

• * "Dynamic, brave Leigh emerges vividly in Pan's deft hand, and her enthralling journey through her grief glows with stunning warmth, strength, and resilience.

  — Booklist, starred review

• * "Pan's emotionally charged debut is a compelling exploration of grief and the insidiousness of depression.

  — Publishers Weekly, starred review

• * "Pan's debut novel is not to be missed.

  — School Library Journal, starred review

• * "This novel is as elegant as it is mesmerizing.

  — VOYA, starred review

• * "Pan offers an extraordinary journey that proves real, surreal, and wholly magical.

  — Shelf Awareness

• * "[The novel] pushes the readers' expectations in beautiful and interesting ways.

  — School Library Connection, starred review

• I am sure I will return to this book every year, just as I am sure that there will always be something new for me to find in its pages.

  — BookRiot

• In her debut book, Pan communicates what seems many lifetimes of wisdom: the intricacies of grief, how mental illness ripples through families and what it means to find love in the midst of so much loss.

  — The Daily Beast

• The story is centered on a heart-wrenching mystery, yet Pan's prose is as warm and free-flowing as Waipo's oolong tea, making this story a surprisingly uplifting one.

  — BookPage

• A hypnotic narrative.

  — Horn Book

• “An Arrow to the Moon is a beautifully crafted blend of mythology and modern love story, full of stunning prose, characters who feel achingly real, and magic lurking just behind the ordinary. One of my new favorites!”

  — Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author