![]() This part of the story will speak strongly to writers, librarians, book bloggers, and other people invested in books and publishing. As Darcy adjusts to her new life in New York City, she revises Afterworlds for publication, shaping Lizzie’s fate.Īfterworlds is a novel about writing a novel, and it proves interesting to read about Darcy’s experience as a debut novelist going through the difficult process of revising her first book, particularly after her publisher asks her to change the ending. There she meets Yamaraj, who shares her powers, but crossed over from the mortal world more than three thousand years ago. After a near-death experience during a terrorist attack on an airport, Lizzie, the sole survivor, discovers that she can cross over into the afterworld, and see the dead. ![]() On the flipside is seventeen-year-old Lizzie Scofield, Darcy’s protagonist. Now she can afford to defer university, and move to New York to pursue her writing career, despite her parents’ objections. She has sold her first novel, written during National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), to a major New York publisher in a six figure, two book deal. But in real life people had to keep on living, day after day, year after year.”Įighteen-year-old Darcy Patel is living her dream come true. “What did a happy ending even mean in real life, anyway? In stories you simply said, ‘They lived happily ever after,’ and that was it. Disclaimer: I received a free review copy of this book at ALA Annual 2014. ![]()
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