We Were Never Here [Paperback]

In this exquisitely written and emotionally charged young adult debut, critically acclaimed author Jennifer Gilmore explores how sometimes the wounds you can’t see are the most painful.

Did you know your entire life can change in an instant?

For sixteen-year-old Lizzie Stoller, that moment is when she collapses out of the blue. The next thing she knows, she’s in a hospital with an illness she’s never heard of.

But that isn’t the only life-changing moment for Lizzie. The other is when Connor and his dog, Verlaine, walk into her hospital room. Lizzie has never connected with anyone the way she does with the handsome teenage volunteer.

But the more time she spends with him and the deeper in love she falls, the more she realizes that Connor has secrets and a deep pain of his own . . . and that while being with him has the power to make Lizzie forget about her illness, being with her might tear Connor apart.

“Heartwarming, heartbreaking, tender, and true. We Were Never Here is, quite simply, a book to love.”“A powerful, graceful, and poignantly beautiful story. I cannot overstate how much I loved this book.”“This poignant, sharply observed novel of invisible illness also reminds us of the redemptive power of love and community.”★ “In her first YA novel, adult author Gilmore(The Mothers)movingly expresses a teen’s changing perspective, highlighting a series of turning points during a few months of Lizzie’s 16th year. Reading this dramatic romance is both a painful and mesmerizing experience.”“This young adult debut explores how invisible scars are often the hardest to heal. Readers will root for Connor and Lizzie even as past tragedy and circumstances tear them apart. ”“This moving, lyrical, life affirming story is perfect for John Green fans.”