{"product_id":"last-train-to-babylon-a-novel-isbn-9780062328076","title":"Last Train to Babylon: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFans of Alice Sebold and John Green will be transfixed by this sophisticated, edgy debut novel packing dark humor, biting wit, and a lot of Jack Daniels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho put the word \u003c\/em\u003efun\u003cem\u003e in \u003c\/em\u003efuneral\u003cem\u003e? I can’t think of anything fun about Rachel’s funeral, except for the fact that she won’t be there.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAubrey Glass has a collection of potential suicide notes—just in case. And now, five years—and five notes—after leaving her hometown, Rachel’s the one who goes and kills herself. Aubrey can’t believe her luck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Rachel’s death doesn’t leave Aubrey in peace. There’s a voicemail from her former friend, left only days before her death, that Aubrey can’t bring herself to listen to—and worse, a macabre memorial-turned-high-school reunion that promises the opportunity to catch up with everyone . . . including the man responsible for everything that went wrong between Aubrey and Rachel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the days leading up to the funeral and infamous after party, Aubrey slips seamlessly between her past and present. Memories of friendship tangle with painful new encounters while underneath it all Aubrey feels the rush of something closing in, something she can no longer run from. And when the past and present collide in one devastating night, nothing will be the same again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut facing the future means confronting herself and a shattering truth. Now, Aubrey must decide what will define her: what lies behind . . . or what waits ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho put the word\u003c\/em\u003e fun \u003cem\u003ein\u003c\/em\u003e funeral? I can't think of anything fun about Rachel's funeral, except for the fact that she won't be there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAubrey Glass has a collection of potential suicide notes—just in case. And now, five years—and five notes—after Aubrey has left her hometown, Rachel's the one who goes and kills herself. Aubrey can't believe her luck. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Rachel's death doesn't leave Aubrey in peace. There's a voice mail from her former friend, left only days before her death, that she can't bring herself to listen to—and worse, a macabre memorial-turned-high-school-reunion that promises the opportunity to catch up with everyone . . . including the man responsible for everything that went wrong between Aubrey and Rachel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the days leading up to the funeral and infamous after-party, Aubrey slips seamlessly between her past and present. Memories of friendship tangle with painful new encounters, while underneath it all Aubrey feels the rush of something closing in, something she can no longer run from. And when the past and present collide in one devastating night, nothing will be the same again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut facing the future means confronting herself and a shattering truth. Now Aubrey must decide what will define her: what lies behind . . . or what waits ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Fam creates a startling coming-of-age story that is neither sentimental nor clichéd.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This debut novel is a stunner...Forget comparisons to other authors; Fam stands on her own in weaving the narrative between new adults and the teens they were before.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times BOOKclub, Top Pick, 4 1\/2 stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn intense and compelling page-turner about what keeps us loyal to friends and lovers who betray us, and one young woman’s struggle back from the brink. Fam’s prose is searingly true. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Echols, author of SUCH A RUSH and DIRTY LITTLE SECRET\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Fam] has created a powerful story, and beautifully developed characters that ring true, regardless of one’s upbringing as the loss of innocence, betrayal, and teenage angst tend to be universal for almost everyone. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eExaminer.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888235802853,"sku":"NP9780062328076","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062328076.jpg?v=1730228569","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/last-train-to-babylon-a-novel-isbn-9780062328076","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}