I Fell in Love with Hope
By (Author) Lancali
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Simon & Schuster Ltd
5th July 2023
20th June 2023
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Narrative theme: Coming of age
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
813.6
Paperback
416
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 25mm
Against the unforgiving landscape of a hospital, I fell in love with a mischievous, sun-eyed boy who became my only joy in that desolate place. Thats what made it all the more soul-crushing when he committed suicide in front of me.
Since then, I've sworn never to love anyone again. With three exceptions: My friends, Sony, Neo, and Coeur, a little gang of rebellious, dying kids. Sony leads the charge with the air of freedom and only one lung to breathe it. Neo, a bad-tempered and wheel-chaired writer, keeps track of our great deeds from stealing to terrorizing our nurse. Coeur is the beautiful boy, the muscle, the gentle giant with a failing heart.
Before death inevitably knocks down our doors, my thieves and I have one last heist planned. A great escape that will take us far from abusive parents, crippling loss, and the realities of our diseases. So what happens when someone else walks through the door What happens when a girl joins our party and renders me speechless with her mischievous smile What happens when she has suns in her eyes, and as terrified as I am to lose again, I start to fall
Trigger warnings found in foreword.
Lancali is a pen name for Lou-Andrea Callewaert. Lou was born in France and raised in the United States, but no matter where she was, Lou found herself lost to her imagination. From the time she was able to read, Lous passion for literature and languages helped her develop her craft as a writer.I Fell in Love with Hopeis her first novel and she is currently writing her second one. She attends the University of Florida, studying literature and classics.