The Singular Life of Aria Patel
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Publisher Description
'Hilarious and heart-wrenching, romantic and searching... a poetic, deeply profound exploration of the multiverses we inhabit' - Libba Bray, New York Times bestselling author of the DIVINERS series
'Addictive, inventive, and sometimes chilling... One of the most original YAs I've read in years' - Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of the HAZEL WOOD series
Aria Patel believes in facts. She likes stability, certainty, predictability. It's why she's so into science. And it's why she dumped her boyfriend Rohan, before they went to different colleges - the odds were that something would go wrong eventually. Unlike love, science is something you can count on.
But there's no scientific explanation when Aria suddenly finds herself falling through parallel universes. And there's no formula to explain how she keeps meeting Rohan in every new universe she falls into.
After being ripped away from her world seconds before a tragedy occurs, Aria is left with two mindbending, physics-defying conudrums - can she navigate the multiverse and get home to save her family? And will she break one of her own rules to survive the multiverse, and fall in love?
New York Times bestselling author Samira Ahmed is back with a whirlwind, star-crossing second-chance romance that explores the very nature of self, and what it means to love someone across the universe.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Physics-obsessed Chicago teenager Aria Patel has recently been experiencing unexplainable, painful headaches. When her widowed mother suddenly falls ill, Aria—managing another headache—rushes home. En route, Aria passes out after witnessing her mother's car collide with a truck and, upon waking, encounters her mother, who isn't acting like her usual self. Soon, Aria realizes that she's been transported to a different universe; she cycles through several more alternate realities before seemingly settling into one where her father is alive, and she has significantly better chemistry with her ex-boyfriend Rohan. But even as Aria acclimates to her new existence—and her positive yet complicated feelings about her father and Rohan—she worries for her mother back in her original world. By centering a no-nonsense protagonist who relies on data rather than emotions to navigate everyday problems, Ahmed (This Book Won't Burn) tees up a fascinating exploration of logic vs. instinct. Aria's pragmatic approach to her predicament allows for a smooth introduction of the novel's scientific concepts, while her gradual immersion into each reality's interpersonal conflicts and relationships add depth. Aria's family is Muslim and reads as Indian American. Ages 12–up.
