Last Train to Babylon: A Novel

ISBN: 0062328077

Author: Fam, Charlee

Condition: New

Fans of Alice Sebold and John Green will be transfixed by this sophisticated, edgy debut novel packing dark humor, biting wit, and a lot of Jack Daniels.Who put the word fun in funeral? I cant think of anything fun about Rachels funeral, except for the fact that she wont be there.Aubrey Glass has a collection of potential suicide notes-just in case. And now, five years-and five notes-after leaving her hometown, Rachels the one who goes and kills herself. Aubrey cant believe her luck.But Rachels death doesnt leave Aubrey in peace. Theres a voicemail from her former friend, left only days before her death, that Aubrey cant bring herself to listen to-and worse, a macabre memorial-turned-high-school reunion that promises the opportunity to catch up with everyone . . . including the man responsible for everything that went wrong between Aubrey and Rachel.In the days leading up to the funeral and infamous after party, Aubrey slips seamlessly between her past and present. Memories of friendship tangle with painful new encounters while underneath it all Aubrey feels the rush of something closing in, something she can no longer run from. And when the past and present collide in one devastating night, nothing will be the same again.But facing the future means confronting herself and a shattering truth. Now, Aubrey must decide what will define her: what lies behind . . . or what waits ahead.