Loneliness Is a Molecule

I leave a thousand parts of myself behind.

Miri was whole, once. She had a best friend, once. She knew who she was—or she thought she did. But now she is a million lonely molecules, flying through the air to a new life on the other side of the world.

A moving and mesmerizing novel that draws on lived experience, Loneliness Is a Molecule is the story of eighteen-year-old Miri as she navigates the sudden death of the boy she loved the most, who hurt her the most. It is a story about silence. It is a story about two versions of a person living in your memories, and grappling with the space between. It is a story about grief, shame, and piecing yourself back together, even when the only thing you want to do is fall apart.

Offering an intimate and unflinching portrayal of complex grief, this novel is ultimately a hopeful exploration of the many ways a hurt soul can heal.