A Very Large Expanse of Sea

‘This is a gorgeous book. It’s tender and fierce, beautiful even as it depicts some ugly truths. The prose is passionate and honest, unsentimental and big-hearted. The very best books move you to reconsider the world around you and this is one of those. I truly loved it.‘, Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun is Also a Star

‘A raw yet astoundingly elegant examination of identity, loneliness and family that is unflinching in its honesty and power. Tahereh Mafi holds nothing back – and the reader is better for it.’, Sabaa Tahir, New York Times bestselling author of the Ember in the Ashes series

‘I started reading A Very Large Expanse of Sea on a plane and couldn’t put it down until I’d finished the entire thing. Tahereh Mafi’s beautiful story touched my heart and taught me so much, I cannot wait for the world to read!!’, Tomi Adeyemi, bestselling author of The Children of Blood and Bone

‘A Very Large Expanse of Sea reads like a beautiful heart – one that shines and aches and yearns, and above all else, one that loves fiercely against all odds. Years from now, you will remember exactly where you were and what you were doing when you experienced this. A transcendent story about truth, love and finding joy.’, Marie Lu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Warcross series

‘Insightful’, Sunday Independent, Ireland

‘A heartbreaking stunning novel’, Pop Sugar

Tahereh Mafi is the New York Times bestselling author of the Shatter Me and This Woven Kingdom series, the latter of which has been published in over 30 languages around the world. She was born in a small city somewhere in Connecticut and currently resides in Santa Monica, California, with her husband, Ransom Riggs, fellow bestselling author of Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children, and their young daughter. She can usually be found overcaffeinated and stuck in a book.