The Pause
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
One moment. One pause. One whole new life.
Declan seems to have it all: a family that loves him, friends he’s known for years, a beautiful girlfriend he would go to the ends of the earth for.
But there’s something in Declan’s past that just won’t go away, that pokes and scratches at his thoughts when he’s at his most vulnerable. Declan feels as if nothing will take away that pain that he has buried deep inside for so long. So he makes the only decision he thinks he has left: the decision to end it all.
Or does he? As the train approaches and Declan teeters at the edge of the platform, two versions of his life are revealed. In one, Declan watches as his body is destroyed and the lives of those who loved him unravel. In the other, Declan pauses before he jumps. And this makes all the difference.
From author of The Shadow Girl, winner of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2012 Prize for Writing for Young Adults, comes a breathtaking new novel that will make you reconsider the road you’re travelling and the tracks you’re leaving behind.
SHORTLISTED, Queensland Literary Awards Griffith University Young Adult Book Award 2015
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Between All the Bright Places, Thirteen Reasons Why and Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock, we’ve read some exceptional books dealing with teen suicide. John Larkin (The Shadow Girl) amazed us with his striking take on this painful topic. In The Pause, Sydney teen Declan O’Malley speaks directly to us in a tone that veers between sharply funny and heartbroken, explaining the events that have caused him to plan his own death. Larkin narrates two scenarios: 1. the aftermath of Declan’s suicide and 2. Declan’s future if he doesn’t go through with his plan. The result is a powerful, life-affirming story that’s sure to spark healthy conversation.
