NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER тАв A heartfelt story of love, grief, and renewal about two unlikely friends who discover that sometimes you donтАЩt know youтАЩve lost someone until youтАЩve found them
тАЬA dazzling debut novel.тАЭтАФO: The Oprah Magazine
тАЬTremendously moving.тАЭтАФThe Wall Street Journal
тАЬTouching and ultimately hopeful.тАЭтАФPeople
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1987. The only person who has ever truly understood fourteen-year-old June Elbus is her uncle, the renowned painter Finn Weiss. Shy at school and distant from her older sister, June can be herself only in FinnтАЩs company; he is her godfather, confidant, and best friend. So when he dies, far too young, of a mysterious illness her mother can barely speak about, JuneтАЩs world is turned upside down.
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But FinnтАЩs death brings a surprise acquaintance into JuneтАЩs life. At the funeral, June notices a strange man lingering just beyond the crowd. A few days later, she receives a package in the mail containing a beautiful teapot she recognizes from FinnтАЩs apartment, and a note from Toby, the stranger, asking for an opportunity to meet. As the two begin to spend time together, June realizes sheтАЩs not the only one who misses Finn, and that this unexpected friend just might be the one she needs the most.
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WINNER OF THE ALEX AWARD тАв NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal тАв O: The Oprah Magazine тАв BookPage тАв Kirkus Reviews тАв Booklist тАв School Library Journal