A thoughtful and thought provoking book . We follow the story of Lily , from the moment she realises that she is dead. She is on the side of the road on a Sunday morning . Her mind is a blank as to how she came to be there . It is only when the emergency services turn up that she sees her own body , lying dead at the side of the road .
This is such a moving and powerful scene as fifteen year old Lily follows her own body to the morgue where she witnesses her family in their paroxyms of grief .
We are taken on a journey of emotions , through anger , sorrow , disbelief and love . The book follows all the stages of bereavement of a loved one and also gives hope . Life does carry on and the book teaches that it is all right to let go and live your own life .
This is such a moving and powerful scene as fifteen year old Lily follows her own body to the morgue where she witnesses her family in their paroxyms of grief .
We are taken on a journey of emotions , through anger , sorrow , disbelief and love . The book follows all the stages of bereavement of a loved one and also gives hope . Life does carry on and the book teaches that it is all right to let go and live your own life .