![]() ![]() ★ “ Short, poetic and gorgeously written. A short novel that will have you turning the pages looking for the answers to the questions aroused throughout and wanting to know what happens next. Like everyone else she left in California, Marin hasn’t spoken to Mabel since she left the life of beaches behind her, but now that Mabel is there, in Marin’s new world, Marin has to dive back into the tragic ocean that is her past and explain herself to a stranger who was her best friend.Īfter all, this book is full of heart wrenching loss, the battle inside of one’s head, love and friendship, and it’s a perfect snowed-in-weekend read. When the dorm rooms empty for winter break, Marin is left with her own thoughts until a face from her past returns to her life: her best friend Mabel. There is only so much a person can endure before running away with only their phone, wallet, and a battered picture of their mother. ![]() Told in first person, readers discover the tragic past, the confusing present, and the warped emotions that rule the life of Marin Delaney, who is forced to remember and speak of a past that she has tried for months to leave behind. ![]() Having won the title of The Today Show Must-Read Book, along with the title of Best Book of the Year award from the Boston Globe, and Seventeen Magazine in 2017, “We Are Okay” by Nina LaCour, explores the struggles and tragedies a young woman faces while she tries to navigate the beginning of adulthood. ![]()
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