An Echo in the City

A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST YA BOOK OF 2023WINNER OF THE FREEMAN AWARD 2023`Read this; you'll walk away changed.'�Grace D. LiFalling in love was never part of the plan.�SUMMER, 2019When Phoenix attends a protest rally with her older brother, it ignites a fire in her she didn't know she had. The island city she loves is disappearing and she's determined to capture the moment with her camera. � � Kai is training to be a policeman and thinks the protesters are spoilt and privileged. He hopes to earn recognition at the Academy by going undercover and infiltrating their network.� �Phoenix and Kai accidentally swap phones at a student protest encounter. Sparks fly, drawing them together even as they stand on different sides of the struggle. But when love is built on a lie, what chance does it have to survive?�`I could not put it down and haven't stopped thinking about it since I finished. A must read.'�Susan Lee, author of�Seoulmates`An honest and searing portrait of the Hong Kong protests.' Axie Oh,�author of�The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea'A richly detailed and humane teen romance.' Suzi Feay