Like Water
Like Water by Rebecca Podos, published by HarperCollins on October 17, 2017, is a young adult fiction novel that explores themes of identity, love, and the complexities of growing up. The story follows Vanni, a girl in a small New Mexico town who finds herself trapped by her circumstances after her father’s diagnosis with Huntington’s disease. As she navigates her responsibilities and the pressures of small-town life, Vanni’s world shifts when she meets Leigh, a girl who challenges her perceptions and offers a connection she never anticipated.
Readers will find an exploration of emotions and feelings as Vanni grapples with her identity and the impact of her relationships. The narrative delves into the challenges of coming of age, particularly in the context of millennial anxiety and LGBTQ themes. As Vanni and Leigh’s friendship deepens, Vanni confronts the protective walls she has built around herself, leading to significant personal revelations. This edition spans 320 pages and is presented in English, inviting readers to engage with a poignant story of love and self-discovery.
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~Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for the best LGBT YA novel of 2017~
An unforgettable story of two girls navigating the unknowable waters of identity, millennial anxiety, and first love, from the acclaimed author of The Mystery of Hollow Places.
In Savannah Espinoza’s small New Mexico hometown, kids either flee after graduation or they’re trapped there forever. Vanni never planned to get stuck—but that was before her father was diagnosed with Huntington’s disease, leaving her and her mother to care for him.
Now she doesn’t have much of a plan at all: living at home, working as a performing mermaid at a second-rate water park, distracting herself with one boy after another.
That changes the day she meets Leigh. Disillusioned with small-town life and looking for something greater, Leigh is not a “nice girl.” She is unlike anyone Vanni has met, and a friend when Vanni desperately needs one. Soon enough, Leigh is much more than a friend.
But caring about another person threatens the walls Vanni has carefully constructed to protect herself and brings up the big questions she’s hidden from for so long.
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