Miles Away from You, A.B. Rutledge
Miles Away from You, A.B. Rutledge
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Miles Away from You

Author: A.B. Rutledge

Narrator: Tom Picasso

Unabridged: 7 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/20/2018


Synopsis

From debut voice A.B. Rutledge comes a quirky and completely fresh story of young love, loss, and the drastic distances we sometimes have to travel in order to move on, perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Jandy Nelson. Explores gender nonconformity and the spectrum of sexual preference in an authentic way. It's been three years since Miles fell for Vivian, a talented and dazzling transgender girl. Eighteen months since a suicide attempt left Vivian on life support. Now Miles isn't sure who he is without her, but knows it's time to figure out how to say goodbye. He books a solo trip to Iceland but then has a hard time leaving the refuge of his hotel room. After a little push from Oskar, a local who is equal parts endearing and aloof, Miles decides to honor Vivian's life by photographing her treasured Doc Martens standing empty against the surreal landscapes. With each step he takes, Miles finds his heart healing--even as he must accept that Vivian, still in a coma, will never recover. Told through a series of instant messages to Vivian, this quirky and completely fresh novel explores love, loss, and the drastic distances we sometimes have to travel in order to move on.

Reviews

This book was an intense and difficult read that I surprisingly enjoyed immensely. Before going into this book, I do have to put the disclaimer out there that it deals with heavy content some of which is sexual/physical/emotional abuse, bullying, suicide, and depression. Honestly, that is such a sma......more

Goodreads review by Nicole

This review can also be seen on: NicoleHendersonReads This was originally one of my most anticipated releases of this year solely because of its intriguing plot and cover. But that was before I read some very negative reviews about this book, involving using a trans character’s suicide attempt as a p......more

The contemps this year have been hella good. I don't typically dole out this many five stars in a row. And this one is no exception. So I want to preface this by saying this is not my kind of book. You may misunderstand what I mean. I don't typically prefer/read male type protagonists and not typical......more