The stunningly poignant and life-affirming debut novel by A.J. Compton
Imagine if we could see how long everyone around us had left to live. But we weren’t allowed to know our own numbers…
Trying to make sense of life after the death of her beloved father, free spirit Matilda Evans meets Tristan Isaacs and discovers a marrow-deep connection with him.
No stranger to grief himself, lonely artist Tristan is in awe of Matilda’s fun and philosophical approach to life. With every second spent in her presence, he finds his views on life and loss changing, and begins to embrace the beauty of being alive.
As their friendship turns into something deeper, lessons are learned, memories are made, and legacies are created.
But with both of them knowing how long their soulmate has left in this lifetime, important questions have to be asked and tough decisions have to be made before time runs out.
The Counting-Downers is an inspiring story about life, loss, love, and making the most of every moment.
Imagine if we could see how long everyone around us had left to live. But we weren’t allowed to know our own numbers…
Trying to make sense of life after the death of her beloved father, free spirit Matilda Evans meets Tristan Isaacs and discovers a marrow-deep connection with him.
No stranger to grief himself, lonely artist Tristan is in awe of Matilda’s fun and philosophical approach to life. With every second spent in her presence, he finds his views on life and loss changing, and begins to embrace the beauty of being alive.
As their friendship turns into something deeper, lessons are learned, memories are made, and legacies are created.
But with both of them knowing how long their soulmate has left in this lifetime, important questions have to be asked and tough decisions have to be made before time runs out.
The Counting-Downers is an inspiring story about life, loss, love, and making the most of every moment.
The
beauty is in the attempt. Bad friends try to change you, good friends
accept your differences, while true friends embrace and celebrate
them. Watching this circle of clowns, I know I’ve made the truest
of friends. I’m glad I didn’t settle for anything less.
We
have the time of our lives on the drive over, singing and dancing
along to the radio like we’re members of the world’s worst pop
band. Even introverted Erin joins in with the craziness during an
intense sing-off with the boys.
It’s
the most perfect of times.
We’re
young. And we’re free. And we’re alive.
The ultimate trifecta.
One
of those moments when I wish I could be young forever. Not just stop
time for a second, but for an eternity. The old paradox that youth is
wasted on the young is not true for us. Neither my friends nor I take
our youth for granted. In fact, all of the young people I know are
all too aware that someday soon time and gravity won’t be on their
side anymore.
And
we can do nothing about it. So the young do the only thing they can
do. They live, and they love, and they dance, and they sing; they
dream, and they scheme; they ponder, and they plan. Like there’s no
tomorrow. For tomorrow brings us one day closer to the inevitable and
one day further from the impossible.
And
being young is all about achieving the impossible. At least believing
you can. The old mistake, our denial for ignorance, our immaturity
for irresponsibility. We understand the rules of life; we just don’t
want to play by them.
Not
yet. Not today. Not tonight. Because tonight is a good night to be
young and alive.
A University of Cambridge graduate, A.J. is currently in a polygamous relationship with an embarrassing number of fictional book boyfriends.
Those two facts are not related. Honestly.
She loves people-watching and exploring her observations in her writing.
She really hates writing about herself in the third person.
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