The Astonishing Color of After
Emily X.R. Pan
4.09 · 28 ratings · Published: 20 Mar 2018
Leigh, who is half Asian and half white, travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time. There, she is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she winds up chasing after ghosts, uncovering family secrets, and forging a new relationship with her grandparents. And as she grieves, she must try to reconcile the fact that on the same day she kissed her best friend and longtime secret crush, Axel, her mother was taking her own life.
Alternating between real and magic, past and present, friendship and romance, hope and despair, The Astonishing Color of After is a novel about finding oneself through family history, art, grief, and love.
- fantasy 4
- romance 4
- contemporary 3
- magical realism 3
- family 3
- grief 3
- realistic 2
- coming of age 2
- protagonists of colour 2
- magic 2
- ghosts 2
- paranormal 2
- asian mc 2
- drama 1
- sad 1
- friendship 1
- supernatural 1
- mystery 1
- literary fiction 1
- lgbtq+ 1
- high-school 1
- Add topics
- format - reader age
- young adult 3
- audiobook 3
- book 1
- content warnings
- mental illness 3
- suicide / suicidal ideation 2
- death / grief 2