A huge thank-you to all the lovely book bloggers and librarians and early readers. To everyone who celebrated with me on Twitter when my book announcement went live, who commented the nicest things on my cringe TikTok videos and Instagram posts, who liked my excerpt in the Facebook Beta Readers and Critique Partners group, who added my book on Goodreads when there wasn’t a cover or even a blurb. You’re the reason I do this, and get to do this.
Thank you to Phoebe Bear and Fiona Xia for being amazing friends, and amazing in general. Phoebe—remember when I mentioned this new book idea I had at brunch and you said, “I’d read the shit out of that”? I’m infinitely grateful you did. And Fi, who’s cheered for me despite still not knowing what YA is—I’ll always cheer for you too in everything you do. Thank you also to the Khorovians, who are some of the warmest and most talented people I know.
Thank you to Taylor Swift for existing.
Thank you to my little sister, Alyssa Liang, for being my first and biggest fan. Thank you for your puns and your patience, your constant reassurance that the book isn’t bad, and your excitement, which often exceeds even mine. Though I’d been prepared to remain an only child, I’m grateful every day that I’m not.
And finally, thank you to Mama and Baba, who are prouder of me than I deserve, and far less strict than the parents in this book. The only reason I am able to get anywhere is because I know there will always be a home waiting for me, with warm clothes and sliced fruit and all my favorite dishes.
ISBN: 9781867265320
If You Could See the Sun
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