![]() ![]() While the fact of Nina’s death is established in the book’s very first sentence, the novel unveils the details of its circumstances and the year that follows slowly, and every chapter contains a new revelation.īenway’s unflinching, close third-person narration fluctuates between wistfully poetic and painfully direct as Leo comes to terms with her true thoughts and feelings. The novel’s structure also conveys the tension and mystery of grief. The unconventional narrative structure in A Year to the Day reflects the connection between memory and mourning: The story that unfolds for the reader is comprised of confusing, intertwining moments, just like the memories Leo longs to recover. ![]() ![]() Leo must find a way to live without her sister, and she slowly learns to navigate her sorrow-and to love again, despite it. ![]() Leo’s first year without Nina is marked by changes, as the accident impacts her friendships, her family and her relationship with Nina’s boyfriend, East. National Book Award winner Robin Benway’s A Year to the Day opens on the one-year anniversary of Nina’s death, and each chapter takes the reader one step further back in time.įrom the moment Leo regains consciousness after the car crash, she struggles with grief-not only for the loss of her sister also but for the memories of the night that she can’t quite grasp. Leo’s older sister, Nina, died 365 days ago. ![]()
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