A Tender Story of Loss, Friendship and Connection
Heather Morris turns from historical fiction to a contemporary story of grief, hope and unlikely friendship. Jesse’s final wish brings her into the orbit of Alex, a lonely VR designer, and the result is an emotional, character-led novel about connection, courage and what we leave behind.
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A Tender Story of Loss, Friendship and Connection
Heather Morris turns from historical fiction to a contemporary story of grief, hope and unlikely friendship. Jesse’s final wish brings her into the orbit of Alex, a lonely VR designer, and the result is an emotional, character-led novel about connection, courage and what we leave behind.
- Book Synopsis
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Ideal for readers who:
- Love emotional contemporary fiction with a big-hearted premise
- Are moved by a dying teenager's final wish and an unlikely friendship
- Enjoy present-day stories where family, work and feeling collide
- Want a readable, affecting novel with warmth and emotional pull
From the bestselling author of THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ comes a heartbreaking contemporary novel of a dying teenager's final wish, a lonely young man's journey towards connection, and the unexpected friendship they find together. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Jodi Picoult, and John Green.
Jesse is 15. She loves her friends, her little brother and her parents - even when they're arguing, which feels like constantly these days. But most of all, she loves playing video games. Even from her hospital bed.
Alex is 29. He doesn't love a lot of things. To be honest, he's not really sure he knows how to. His desk at work, as VR games designer, is empty, much like his life feels sometimes.
Then Jesse makes a wish. A simple one: a video experience made of her life, something to be there, just in case she isn't.
One loving teenager.
One lonely adult.
Which one will get the happy ending?
Heather Morris is an international no.1 bestseller and has sold over 18 million copies worldwide. This brand-new novel is a fresh direction for her but speaks to all the themes that you know and love her for: hope in the darkest of places, family, love and courage.
- About The Author
- Born in New Zealand, Heather Morris is passionate about stories of survival, resilience and hope. In 2003, while working in a large public hospital in Melbourne, Heather was introduced to an elderly gentleman who 'might just have a story worth telling'. The day she met Lale Sokolov changed both their lives. Lale's story formed the basis for The Tattooist of Auschwitz and the follow-up novel, Cilka's Journey. In 2021 she published the phenomenal conclusion to the Tattooist trilogy, Three Sisters, after being asked to tell the story of three Holocaust survivors who knew Lale from their time in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Together, her novels have sold more than 18 million copies worldwide. Sisters Under the Rising Sun, a heart-wrenching novel based upon the experiences of women in Japanese POW camps, was published in 2023 to great acclaim. Heather's first contemporary novel, The Wish, will be published in September 2025.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781786582171
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Zaffre, (11 September 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 313
- Weight
- 388 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 235 x 153 x 25 mm
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