Not that she doesn’t love her sister-in-law and niece and want to spend more time with them, but it’s the summer before her senior year of high school, and she adores the city. When Elise and her mother move to a small beachside town south of her beloved San Francisco to be closer to Elise’s brother’s widow and daughter, she’s resentful. A slow-burning teen romance with enough angst to choke a horse, this story ripped my heart out and pieced it back together again. There is so much to love about THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF US. Over the course of the summer, their relationship begins to blossom, and what starts out as a friendship becomes so much more.īut as Elise and Mati grow closer, her family becomes more and more uncomfortable with their relationship, and their concerns all center on one fact-Mati is Afghan.īeautifully written, utterly compelling, and ultimately hopeful, THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF US asks-how brave can you be when your relationship is questioned by everyone you love? Mati is new to town too, visiting the U.S. When Elise meets Mati, they quickly discover how much they have in common. But after her brother’s death in Afghanistan, she and her mother move from San Francisco to a sleepy coastal village. The last thing Elise wants is to start her senior year in a new town.
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