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The End of the World Is Bigger than Love

Winner of the 2021 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers
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In The End of the World Is Bigger than Love, Davina Bell weaves a captivating tale about twin sisters who find themselves on a reclusive island following a series of global catastrophes. They must navigate their conflicting memories and emotions as they unravel the mysteries of their world and their identities. This young adult novel explores themes of love, survival, and the power of human connection in the face of adversity.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by stories that blend dystopian elements with a heartfelt tale of sisterhood and resilience. Set in a collapsed world teetering between technology and nature, the narrative invites young adult readers to explore themes of love, survival, and the complexities of family bonds amidst global chaos.

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The End of the World Is Bigger than Love

A breathtakingly original novel about love and destruction, from an award-winning Australian children’s author.

A breathtakingly original novel about love and destruction, from an award-winning Australian children's author.

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She said we didn’t know what the world out there had become. We had been alone there so long on that tiny island, in that tiny church.
But in the night, I couldn’t bear it.
My chest beat like wings.

Identical twin sisters Summer and Winter live alone on a remote island, sheltered from a destroyed world. They survive on rations stockpiled by their father and spend their days deep in their mother’s collection of classic literature—until a mysterious stranger upends their carefully constructed reality.

At first, Edward is a welcome distraction. But who is he really, and why has he come? As love blooms and the world stops spinning, the secrets of the girls’ past begin to unravel and escape is the only option.

A sumptuously written novel of love and grief; of sisterly affection and the ultimate sacrifice; of technological progress and climate catastrophe; of an enigmatic bear and a talking whale—The End of the World Is Bigger than Love is unlike anything you’ve read before.

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The End of the World Is Bigger than Love by Davina Bell is praised for its enchanting and imaginative storytelling, exploring the bonds of twin sisters amidst trauma and loss. The novel marries elements of magical realism with post-apocalyptic themes, offering a narrative that resonates with both young adult and adult readers. Critics appreciate its lyrical writing and complex plotting, comparing it favourably to works like Station Eleven, while highlighting its emotional depth and the exploration of familial relationships and identity.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922268822

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 June 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 288

About the Author

Davina Bell is an award-winning author of books for young readers of many ages. She writes picture books (including All the Ways to be Smart and Under the Love Umbrella), junior fiction (Lemonade Jones) and middle-grade fiction (the Corner Park Clubhouse series). Davina lives in Melbourne, where she works as a children’s book editor.

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