DESERT ECHOES

From a Stonewall Honor winning author comes a propulsive moving story about human resilience and connection Perfect for fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club The Great Godden and If You Still Recognise Me Fifteen year old Kam is head over heels for Ash the boy who swept him off his feet But his family and best friend Bodie are worried They struggle to understand Ash He also has a habit of disappearing at times for days When Ash asks Kam to join him on a trip to Joshua Tree the two of them walk off into the sunset but only Kam returns Two years later Kam is still left with a hole in his heart and too many unanswered questions So it feels like fate when a school trip takes him back to Joshua Tree On the trip Kam wants to find closure about what happened to Ash but instead finds himself in danger of facing a similar fate In the desert Kam must reckon with the truth of his past relationship and the possibility of opening himself up to love once again PRAISE FOR ONLY THIS BEAUTIFUL MOMENT A complex coming of age story of these three boys who are inextricably linked not only by family but in ways yet revealed Abdi never fails to weave a powerful and moving story Taylor Jenkins Reid author of Daisy Jones & The Six A deeply human story fu