I Was Here [Paperback]

The newest heartwrenchingly powerful novel from the bestelling author of IF I STAY.
 
When her best friend Meg drinks a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. She and Meg shared everything—so how was there no warning? But when Cody travels to Meg’s college town to pack up the belongings left behind, she discovers that there’s a lot that Meg never told her. About her old roommates, the sort of people Cody never would have met in her dead-end small town in Washington. About Ben McAllister, the boy with a guitar and a sneer, and some secrets of his own. And about an encrypted computer file that Cody can’t open—until she does, and suddenly everything Cody thought she knew about her best friend’s death gets thrown into question.
 
I Was Here is Gayle Forman at her finest, a taut, emotional, and ultimately redemptive story about redefining the meaning of family and finding a way to move forward even in the face of unspeakable loss.Praise forI Was Here:

I Was Hereis a pitch-perfect blend of mystery, tragedy, and romance. Gayle Forman has given us an unflinchingly honest portrait of the bravery it takes to live after devastating loss. —Stephen Chbosky, author of the #1New York TimesbestsellingThe Perks of Being a Wallflower

“Irresistible tear-jerker”—New York Times

“A heartbreaking novel about coping with loss from the bestselling author ofIf I Stay” —People

As she did inIf I Stay, Forman offers an introspective examination of the line between life and death, and the courage it takes to persist. —Publishers Weekly,starred review

“Forman sifts through Cody’s shifting psychological landscape with a sure and delicate hand, developing a character that readl3;