The World Between Us
Sarah Ann Juckes / Young Adult / Fiction
UK Publisher
Penguin
Date Published
March 4th, 2021
Translations
Italian (Rizzoli)
German (CBJ RandomHouse)
French (Pocket Jeunesse)
Hungarian (Manó)
With shades of ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES and FIVE FEET APART, THE WORLD BETWEEN US is a powerful and thought-provoking story about falling in love with someone a whole world apart.
Alice may be bed-bound, but every day Stream Cast brings the world to her. From the streets of Tokyo to a masterclass in video games, she experiences other people’s wild and exciting lives all without ever leaving her room. But everything changes when Alice is introduced to a new streamer.
Rowan encourages Alice to stop watching, and start taking control. But Rowan has a secret he’s trying to hide from Alice – and from himself.
As Alice and Rowan build a bigger and more beautiful world together, their secrets threaten to tear them apart. Would you risk everything for love?
Reviews
This is well-written, [and] sensitive on issues.
- Books for Keeps
Impossible to put down - this is a writer to watch.
- C.J. Skuse
Thought-provoking and full of hope.
- The Bookseller
Heart-breaking and heart-feeling in equal measures
- Lisa Heathfield
A moving read which shows you can find light and job in every life by LIVING
- Andreina Cordani
Poignant, touching and compelling, this novel quickly engages the reader.
- Reading Zone
From the first page to the last I was hooked, it’s a cliché but I genuinely could not put this marvellous book down.
- Frost Magazine
An intriguing tale…Thoroughly recommend.
- Phacemag
One of young adult fiction's most unique voices.
- HITC
This book is beautiful, heart-breaking and somehow still managed to leave me with a huge smile on my face.
- Lois Reads Books
This book was packed full of emotion - pain and grief but also love and joy. I have a chronic illness, and although mine isn’t as severe as Alice’s to leave me bedbound, I could relate to a lot of the book.
- Books In The Village
A truly beautiful book.
- Katrina Reads
This is a much needed addition to our YA literary canon…and, oh, what a welcome it deserves.
- Where Polly Wanders
This is so good. Brilliant depiction of the impact of Chronic Illness.
- Jane Etheridge, FCBG