Description
On the island of Guam, thirteen-year-old Isabel is left to navigate a life forever changed after her mother’s suicide. As her family struggles to keep going, Isabel searches for ways to understand her grief, protect her loved ones, and hold onto the small moments of beauty and connection that still remain. Blending intimate emotional realism with the rhythms of island life, this coming-of-age story explores how loss reshapes identity, family bonds, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. With lyrical, compassionate prose, Kimberly Willis Holt illuminates themes of mourning, resilience, and the quiet courage it takes to step into the night—and find a way back to light.
Available Editions
paperback
H. Holt
Published Jan 1, 2003
308 pages
ISBN: 9780805063615
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this was my favorite book in the 4th grade. i got it from the elementary school library 5 times that year. the next year i left for the middle school and forgot this book ever existed. i've spent the last 19 years trying to remember the name of this book, trying to find it. it came in the mail, first edition hardback, 2 days ago. tonight i'm sobbing over the pages, trying to keep it dry. this book has meant everything to me for so long that i can hardly fathom i ever forgot its name. i forgot it the way isabel forgot her mom. i remembered the best parts first, the things that made me happy. for 19 years i could tell you all about where it took place, the cover art, about a girl mourning her mom and childhood, her depressed brother, the prose of it all. and now like isabel going through her mother's belongings, each page reminds me how much it hurts. how sad and painful the whole book has always been; and every page is worth remembering anyways. i can't express how much it means to have this book in my hands again.
Details
First Published
2003
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Keeper of the Night by Kimberly Willis Holt.