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Connor has the same nightmare each night as his mother grows ill. Her treatments seem to make no difference. Then he wakes to find a strange being at his window. This ancient force of nature demands that he tell the truth.

Patrick Ness’s novel for children and teens explores grief, hope, and healing. It asks what courage it takes to face loss and say goodbye. Ness based the book on an idea by Siobhan Dowd. Roxana Gamart translated it from English for this Literati edition.

The book won the Galaxy National Book Award in 2011. It also won the Carnegie and Greenaway medals in 2012. Ness wrote the script for its film adaptation. The cast includes Liam Neeson, Sigourney Weaver, and Felicity Jones. A stage version won an Olivier award in 2019. The play has since reached theatres around the world.

Ness grew up in the United States and studied English literature. He has lived in London since 1999. He writes for both young readers and adults. Dowd wrote four award-winning books, two published after her death. In 2009, she became the first author awarded the Carnegie Medal posthumously.