National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Robin Benway returns with a story of love, loss, and sisterhood reminiscent of I’ll Give You the Sun and Every Day. Told in reverse chronological order, A Year to the Day will claim a permanent home in your heart.
IT’S BEEN A YEAR—A YEAR OF MISSING NINA
Leo can’t remember what happened the night of the accident. All she knows is that she left the party with her older sister, Nina, and Nina’s boyfriend, East. And now Nina is dead, killed by a drunk driver and leaving Leo with a hole inside her that’s impossible to fill.
East, who loved Nina almost as much as Leo did, is the person who seems to most understand how she feels, and the two form a friendship based on their shared grief. But as she struggles to remember what happened, Leo discovers that East remembers every detail of the accident—and he won’t tell her anything about it. In fact, he refuses to talk about that night at all.
As the days tumble one into the next, Leo’s story comes together while her world falls apart. How can she move on if she never knows what really happened that night? And is happiness even possible in a world without Nina?
- A Reverse Chronological Story: Leo's journey begins a year after the tragedy and works its way backward, piecing together the devastating truth of what happened the night she lost Nina.
- Amnesia and a Buried Secret: She can't remember the accident, but Nina's boyfriend East can. As he refuses to talk, Leo must unravel the mystery of her own fractured memory.
- Her Sister's Boyfriend: The only person who understands Leo's grief is East-the boy Nina loved. Their shared loss pulls them together, blurring the line between friendship and something more.
- Heartbreaking Sibling Grief: A poignant and powerful exploration of sisterhood, what it means to lose your other half, and the struggle to find happiness in a world that feels broken.
“Readers will appreciate the explorations of family, stigma, and vulnerability. Benway is looking to follow in the Caroline Cooney footsteps of smart, realism-grounded stories.”
