
Instructions for Dancing
Nicola Yoon(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 3. June 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-241-51691-1 (ISBN)
Description
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun is Also a Star Nicola Yoon is back with a new and utterly unique romance.
'An endearing, affecting portrayal of the journey of love. Everything Yoon touches turns to gold... this cinematic supernatural romance will be no exception' Booklist
Evie is disillusioned about love ever since her dad left her mum for another woman - she's even throwing out her beloved romance novel collection.
When she's given a copy of a book called Instructions for Dancing, and follows a note inside to a dilapidated dance studio, she discovers she has a strange and unwelcome gift. When a couple kisses in front of her, she can see their whole relationship play out - from the moment they first catch each other's eye to the last bitter moments of their break-up.
For Evie, it confirms everything she thinks she knows about love - that it doesn't last.
But at the dance studio she meets X - tall, dreadlocked, fascinating - and they start to learn to dance, together. Can X help break the spell that Evie is under? Can he change Evie's mind about love?
'A story of love's unpredictability and the importance of perspective that unfolds with ease and heart' Publisher's Weekly
'A remarkable, irresistible love story that will linger long after the reader turns the final page' Kirkus
Praise for Nicola Yoon:
'Gorgeous and lyrical' New York Times
'Powerful, lovely, heart-wrenching' Jennifer Niven
'This extraordinary first novel about love so strong it might kill us is too good to feel like a debut' Jodi Picoult
Number 1 New York Times bestseller, May 2022
'An endearing, affecting portrayal of the journey of love. Everything Yoon touches turns to gold... this cinematic supernatural romance will be no exception' Booklist
Evie is disillusioned about love ever since her dad left her mum for another woman - she's even throwing out her beloved romance novel collection.
When she's given a copy of a book called Instructions for Dancing, and follows a note inside to a dilapidated dance studio, she discovers she has a strange and unwelcome gift. When a couple kisses in front of her, she can see their whole relationship play out - from the moment they first catch each other's eye to the last bitter moments of their break-up.
For Evie, it confirms everything she thinks she knows about love - that it doesn't last.
But at the dance studio she meets X - tall, dreadlocked, fascinating - and they start to learn to dance, together. Can X help break the spell that Evie is under? Can he change Evie's mind about love?
'A story of love's unpredictability and the importance of perspective that unfolds with ease and heart' Publisher's Weekly
'A remarkable, irresistible love story that will linger long after the reader turns the final page' Kirkus
Praise for Nicola Yoon:
'Gorgeous and lyrical' New York Times
'Powerful, lovely, heart-wrenching' Jennifer Niven
'This extraordinary first novel about love so strong it might kill us is too good to feel like a debut' Jodi Picoult
Number 1 New York Times bestseller, May 2022
Reviews / Votes
An endearing, affecting portrayal of the journey of love. Everything Yoon touches turns to gold... this cinematic supernatural romance will be no exception * Booklist * A remarkable, irresistible love story that will linger long after the reader turns the final page * Kirkus * A story of love's unpredictability and the importance of perspective that unfolds with ease and heart * Publisher's Weekly *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Young adult
Interest Age: From 11 to 17 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
212 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-51691-1 (9780241516911)
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E-Book
06/2021
Penguin Books Ltd
€8.99
Available for download
Person
Nicola Yoon is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers The Sun Is Also a Star and Everything, Everything, both of which have been turned into major motion pictures. She grew up in Jamaica and Brooklyn and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, novelist David Yoon, and their daughter. She's also a hopeless romantic who firmly believes that you can fall in love in an instant and that it can last forever.
Follow Nicola Yoon on Instagram and Tumblr and @NicolaYoon on Twitter.
Follow Nicola Yoon on Instagram and Tumblr and @NicolaYoon on Twitter.