Isabella's Reading Corner: I Have Lost My Way

I Have Lost My Way

Author: Gayle Forman

Publication Date: March 27th, 2018

Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers

I Have Lost My Way is a contemporary YA novel, eloquently told through the viewpoints of three very different teens. Converging by chance in the culturally diverse New York City, each has lost something of relevance to them. 

Freya is at the start of a promising music career. She is recording her debut album when she inexplicably loses her singing voice. Harun has not yet come out to his Muslim family and is regretting having recently broken up with his boyfriend James. Nathaniel arrives adrift and alone in the city, with nothing left to live for.

The authentic and believable characters are sensitively portrayed as their lives entwine and their stories unfold over the course of one day. Forman reveals solid histories for each of them, creating intense and thought-provoking moments along the way. 

The author evokes so much feeling that it is difficult not to immerse yourself in the world of her protagonists. I Have Lost My Way is beautifully written, profoundly emotional and compelling. It is about strong connections and friendships and how they can help heal in unexpected ways.

Thank you to Penguin Random House Canada for the finished copy provided for review.

From the publisher:

A fateful accident draws three strangers together over the course of a single day:

Freya who has lost her voice while recording her debut album.

Harun who is making plans to run away from everyone he has ever loved. 

Nathaniel who has just arrived in New York City with a backpack, a desperate plan, and nothing left to lose. 

As the day progresses, their secrets start to unravel and they begin to understand that the way out of their own loss might just lie in help­ing the others out of theirs. 

An emotionally cathartic story of losing love, finding love, and dis­covering the person you are meant to be, I Have Lost My Way is best­selling author Gayle Forman at her finest.

You can read my original Isabella's Reading Corner post on I Have Lost My Way here and here.