Before We Were Sorry

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“Complex, captivating, and gorgeously written.” Karen M. McManus, New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying and Two Can Keep a Secret We Were Liars meets Goodbye Days in this “gripping and atmospheric” (Kirkus Reviews) debut novel that sweeps readers away as they try to solve the mystery of what happened then to make Ellory so broken now now with a brand-new look!It hard to find the truth beneath the lies you tell yourself. Then: They were four Bex, Jenni, Ellory, Ret. (Venus. Earth. Moon. Sun.) Electric, headstrong young women; Ellory whole solar system. Now: Ellory is alone, her once inseparable group of friends torn apart by secrets, deception, and a shocking incident that changed their lives forever. Then: Lazy summer days. A party. A beautiful boy. Ellory met Matthias and fell into the beginning of a spectacular, bright love. Now: Ellory returns to Pine Brook to navigate senior year after a two-month suspension and summer away no boyfriend, no friends. No going back. Tormented by some and sought out by others, troubled by a mysterious note-writer who won let Ellory forget, and consumed by guilt over her not entirely innocent role in everything and everyone she lost, Ellory finds that even in the present, the past is everywhere. The path forward isn a straight line. And moving on will mean sorting the truth from the lies the lies Ellory has been telling herself. This book was previously published as See All the Stars.

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