Awards

• Long-listed for Silver Inky Award-International Titles 2018 (Australia)
• Short-listed for Silver Inky Award-International Titles 2018 (Australia)
• Short-listed for Silver Inky Award—International Titles 2018 (Australia)

Overview

Sixteen-year-old Sarah can't draw. This is a problem, because as long as she can remember, she has 'done the art.' She thinks she's having an existential crisis. And she might be right; she does keep running into past and future versions of herself as she wanders the urban ruins of Philadelphia. Sixteen-year-old Sarah can't draw. This is a problem, because as long as she can remember, she has 'done the art.' She thinks she's having an existential crisis. And she might be right; she does keep running into past and future versions of herself as she wanders the urban ruins of Philadelphia. Or maybe she's finally waking up to the tornado that is her family, the tornado that six years ago sent her once-beloved older brother flying across the country for a reason she can't quite recall. After decades of staying together 'for the kids' and building a family on a foundation of lies and domestic violence, Sarah's parents have reached the end. Now Sarah must come to grips with years spent sleepwalking in the ruins of their toxic marriage. As Sarah herself often observes, nothing about her pain is remotely original - and yet it still hurts. Insightful, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Still Life with Tornado is a vivid portrait of abuse, survival, resurgence that will linger with readers long after the last page.

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'Moving, unapologetically strange, skilfully constructed... Read this book, whatever your age. You may find it's the exact shape and size of the hole in your heart.' New York Times 'You'll find Still Life's exploration of an artist's inner strength particularly enriching.' Teen Vogue 'King understands and writes teen anxieties like no other, resulting in difficult, resonant, compelling characters and stories.' Kirkus 'A.S. King has always brought her unique touch to her YA novels, but she may have outdone even herself in Still Life with Tornado.' Bustle 'The presentation of the surreal as real, the deeply thoughtful questions she poses, the way she empowers her teenage characters to change the trajectory of their lives-King writes with the confidence of a tightrope walker working without a net.' Publishers Weekly 'Still Life with Tornado is a slow-burning but fascinating book...With elements of magical realism, this novel is one that will have you glued to the pages. The writing is as lyrical as it is poignant, and I couldn't recommend this one enough for people wanting to delve into the sub-genre I call existential contemporary.' Written Word Worlds 'A slow burn of a novel concerned with the difficulty of coming to terms with life as it is...A riveting and rewarding read.' Adelaide Advertiser

`Still Life With Tornado is the perfect blend of magic, mystery, and real life. It's clever, heartbreaking, and hopeful.' * Bookish Manicurist * `A slow burn of a novel concerned with the difficulty of coming to terms with life as it is...A riveting and rewarding read.' * Adelaide Advertiser * `Still Life with Tornado is a slow-burning but fascinating book...With elements of magical realism, this novel is one that will have you glued to the pages. The writing is as lyrical as it is poignant, and I couldn't recommend this one enough for people wanting to delve into the sub-genre I call existential contemporary.' * Written Word Worlds * 'The presentation of the surreal as real, the deeply thoughtful questions she poses, the way she empowers her teenage characters to change the trajectory of their lives-King writes with the confidence of a tightrope walker working without a net.' * Publishers Weekly * 'A.S. King has always brought her unique touch to her YA novels, but she may have outdone even herself in Still Life with Tornado.' * Bustle * 'King understands and writes teen anxieties like no other, resulting in difficult, resonant, compelling characters and stories.' * Kirkus * 'You'll find Still Life's exploration of an artist's inner strength particularly enriching.' * Teen Vogue * 'Moving, unapologetically strange, skilfully constructed.... Read this book, whatever your age. You may find it's the exact shape and size of the hole in your heart.' * New York Times *

'Moving, unapologetically strange, skilfully constructed... Read this book, whatever your age. You may find it's the exact shape and size of the hole in your heart.' New York Times 'You'll find Still Life's exploration of an artist's inner strength particularly enriching.' Teen Vogue 'King understands and writes teen anxieties like no other, resulting in difficult, resonant, compelling characters and stories.' Kirkus 'A.S. King has always brought her unique touch to her YA novels, but she may have outdone even herself in Still Life with Tornado.' Bustle 'The presentation of the surreal as real, the deeply thoughtful questions she poses, the way she empowers her teenage characters to change the trajectory of their lives-King writes with the confidence of a tightrope walker working without a net.' Publishers Weekly

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A.S. King is the award-winning author of eight acclaimed YA novels. Her novel Please Ignore Vera Dietz earned a 2011 Michael L. Printz Honor and Ask The Passengers won the 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The New York Times called her 'one of the best YA writers working today.' King lives with her family in Pennsylvania, where she returned after living on a farm and teaching adult literacy in Ireland for more than a decade.

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