Dustin Thao Books

From the New York Times bestselling author Dustin Thao, We Are Okay meets Wandavision in this novel about loss, and learning to let go. After the death of his best friend, Eric Ly creates imaginary scenarios in his head to deal with his grief. Until one of them becomes real when a boy he met last summer in Japan finds his way back into his life. When he least expects it, Haru Tanaka walks into the coffee shop and sits down next to him. The only thing is, nobody else can see him. In a magical turn of events, Eric suddenly has someone to connect with, making him feel less alone in the world. But as they spend more and more time together, he begins to question what is real. When he starts losing control of the very thing that is holding him together, Eric must finally confront his reality. Even if it means losing Haru forever.

Seventeen-year-old Julie has her future all planned out-move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city, spend asummer in Japan.But then Sam dies. And everything changes.Heartbroken, Julie skips his funeral, throws out his things, and tries everything to forget him and the tragic way he died. But a message Sam left behind in her yearbook forces back memories. Desperate to hear his voice one more time, Julie calls Sam's cellphone just to listen to his voicemail.And Sam picks up the phone.In a miraculous turn of events, Julie's been given a second chance at goodbye. The connection is temporary. But hearing Sam's voice makes her fall for him all over again and, with each call, it becomes harder to let him go. However, keeping her otherworldly calls with Sam a secret isn't easy, especially when Julie witnesses the suffering Sam's family is going through. Unable to stand by the sidelines and watch their shared loved ones in pain, Julie is torn between spilling the truth about her calls with Sam and risking their connection and losing him forever.

"- Tu es là? Ce doit être un ancien message enregistré qui s'est déclenché. J'étais pourtant persuadée de les avoir tous effacés ce matin. - Parle si tu m'entends. Je voudrais m'assurer que c'est bien toi. Je ne me souviens pas de celui-ci. Je ne suis pas sûre que la voix de Sam sorte du téléphone ou de mon imagination, mais je réponds quand même. - Sam ? Silence. Je pense alors qu'il est parti. Qu'il n'a jamais été là. Mais j'entends une respiration qui n'est pas la mienne."

Po smrti nejlepšího kamaráda si Erik Ly v hlavě vytváří imaginární scénáře, které mu pomáhají vyrovnat se se smutkem. Vtom se ale jeden z nich uskuteční – do jeho života se vrátí kluk, kterého loni v létě potkal v Japonsku. Haru Tanaka zkrátka zničehonic nakráčí do kavárny a posadíse vedle něj. Problém je v tom, že ho nikdo jiný nevidí. Erik má konečně někoho, kdo je mu blízký, a už se na světě necítí tak sám. Jenomže čím víc času s Haruem tráví, tím víc ho pálí otázka, co je skutečné a co si jen představuje. A jakmile se mu začne vymykat z rukou všechno, co v životě považoval za jisté, musí se postavit realitě čelem. A to i za cenu toho, že o Harua navždy přijde.