Before I Fall
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2010, is a thought-provoking novel that explores themes of life, death, and the choices we make. In this 344-page narrative, eighteen-year-old Sam Kingston finds herself in a surreal situation after a tragic car accident. Instead of moving on, she wakes up each day on the morning of her death, reliving the final hours of her life. As she navigates this repetitive cycle, Sam grapples with her past actions and the impact they have on those around her.
Readers will find a compelling exploration of social themes, including grief, relationships, and the complexities of adolescence. As Sam attempts to change the course of her fate, she confronts her own mortality and the significance of living fully. This edition presents a unique perspective on the interplay between life and death, encouraging reflection on how one might choose to live if given a second chance.
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‘They say that when you die your whole life flashes before your eyes, but that’s not how it happened for me’
Sam Kingston is dead.
Except she isn’t.
On a rainy February night, eighteen-year-old Sam is killed in ahorrific car crash.But then the impossible happens: she wakes up in her own bed, on the morning of the day that she died.
Forced to liveover and over the last day of her life – the drive to school, skipping class, the fateful party – shedesperately struggles to alter the outcome, but every morning shewakes up on the day of the crash.This is a story of a girl who dies young, but in the process learns how to live. And who falls in love . . . a little too late.
BEFORE I FALL is a brave and complex novel about the territory between life and death. As astonishing as The Lovely Bones and asluminous as Jenny Downham’s Before I Die, itwill make you want to live every day as if it were your last.
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