4.3
Young adult
~Lambda Literary Award finalist for the best LGBT YA novel of 2018~
A raw, powerful, but ultimately uplifting debut novel perfect for fans of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe from debut author Angelo Surmelis.
Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos doesn’t know where he fits in. His strict immigrant Greek mother refuses to see him as anything but a disappointment. His quiet, workaholic father is a staunch believer in avoiding any kind of conflict. And his best friend, Henry, has somehow become distractingly attractive over the summer.
Tired, isolated, scared—Evan finds that his only escape is to draw in an abandoned monastery that feels as lonely as he is. And yes, he kissed one guy over the summer. But it’s Henry who’s now proving to be irresistible. Henry, who suddenly seems interested in being more than friends. And it’s Henry who makes him believe that he deserves more than his mother’s harsh words and terrifying abuse.
But as things with Henry heat up, and his mother’s abuse escalates, Evan has to decide how to find his voice in a world where he has survived so long by being silent.
This is a powerful and revelatory coming-of-age novel based on the author’s own childhood, about a boy who learns to step into his light.
© 2018 Balzer + Bray (Luisterboek): 9780062821690
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 30 januari 2018
4.3
Young adult
~Lambda Literary Award finalist for the best LGBT YA novel of 2018~
A raw, powerful, but ultimately uplifting debut novel perfect for fans of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe from debut author Angelo Surmelis.
Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos doesn’t know where he fits in. His strict immigrant Greek mother refuses to see him as anything but a disappointment. His quiet, workaholic father is a staunch believer in avoiding any kind of conflict. And his best friend, Henry, has somehow become distractingly attractive over the summer.
Tired, isolated, scared—Evan finds that his only escape is to draw in an abandoned monastery that feels as lonely as he is. And yes, he kissed one guy over the summer. But it’s Henry who’s now proving to be irresistible. Henry, who suddenly seems interested in being more than friends. And it’s Henry who makes him believe that he deserves more than his mother’s harsh words and terrifying abuse.
But as things with Henry heat up, and his mother’s abuse escalates, Evan has to decide how to find his voice in a world where he has survived so long by being silent.
This is a powerful and revelatory coming-of-age novel based on the author’s own childhood, about a boy who learns to step into his light.
© 2018 Balzer + Bray (Luisterboek): 9780062821690
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 30 januari 2018
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Raymond
8 dec 2020
Heftig verhaal maar zo mooi geschreven
Carla
21 apr 2021
Mooi boek wat een situatie beschrijft die helaas meer werkelijkheid kan zijn dan men denkt.
Desiree
6 mrt 2023
special subject, special story...... beautiful!
Jonatan
14 jan 2021
Painfully beautiful. That’s this book in two words. I haven’t cried this much to a book ever, but it also filled me with hope and made me smile! i would definitely recommend this book!
Walter
19 jul 2022
Ontroerend verhaal en zeer fijne stem
A
3 feb 2020
Heftig maar prachtig
Denise
23 dec 2020
Ik vond het een goed boek. Alleen voor mij leek het einde wat afgeraffeld en snel geschreven.
Gember
6 apr 2023
A book about domestic abuse is almost always sad, but this one has sweet teenage moments woven into it as well. I enjoyed it a lot
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