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Published: 24/09/2024
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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

An explosive new novel brimming with love, secrets, and enchantment by Jandy Nelson, the New York Times bestselling author of I’ll Give You the Sun.

"I am fervently in love with this brave, funny, tender, exuberant beating heart of a book." – Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Welcome to Paradise Springs, Northern California – a hot, dusty, half-magical, wine-country town where there are so many grapes fermenting at one time, you get drunk from breathing the air; where devil winds blow so hard they whip your sense away. A town where every fairy tale you've ever read could be set ... and "home" to the family Falls.

When a strange, enigmatic, rainbow-haired girl shows up in their fantastical hometown, it sends the lives of Fall brothers Wynton and Miles and their sister Dizzy into tumult. With road trips, rivalries, family curses, love stories within love stories within love stories, and sorrows and joys passed from generation to generation, this is the intricate, luminous tale of a family’s complicated past and present. And only in telling their stories can they hope to rewrite their futures.

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781406363098
Number of pages: 528
Weight: 462 g
Dimensions: 128 x 197 x 38 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

Jandy Nelson weaves an unforgettable tapestry of love, loss and magic realism in When the World Tips Over[…] Nelson’s lyrical writing has a folksy, dreamy quality in this rewarding and complex multigenerational epic. - The Observer, YA Books of the Month

Featuring intricately interwoven love stories, curses, rivalries and misunderstandings, Nelson’s first book for ten years is a complex, seductive YA heartbreaker with a touch of magical realism. - The Guardian

Jandy Nelson is a true virtuoso, and When the World Tips Over left me speechless. I am fervently in love with this brave, funny, tender, exuberant beating heart of a book. - Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Jandy Nelson is a rare, explosive talent. Her prose is vivid, breathtaking, and drenched in passion, and her stories remind me why words can change the world. - Tahereh Mafi, New York Times bestselling author of This Woven Kingdom

Jandy Nelson is an exceptional writer. She writes with a distinctive lyricism and clarity that makes every page of her books a pleasure to read – even the pages that will make you cry. - Katherine Webber, bestselling author of Twin Crowns

You can hear the music in Jandy Nelson’s writing from the very first page. Her poetic style elevates her stories into something unforgettable. - Lauren James, bestselling author of The Quiet at the End of the World

Utterly compelling… A delirious, intoxicating spell of a book, destined to end up on many important awards lists and to firmly lodge itself within many, many hearts. - The Irish Times

When the World Tips Over is transcendently beautiful. It bursts with life and spills over with heartache and love. - Nina LaCour, Printz Award-winning author of We Are Okay

Sublime, intricate, and dazzling, When the World Tips Over kept opening and opening before me like a glorious map of treasures. - Helena Fox, award-winning author of How It Feels to Float and The Quiet and the Loud

A whirlwind journey toward a profound and satisfying destination. - Publishers Weekly

A family's past collides with its present in this joyful saga about Dizzy and her brothers, Wynton and Miles, which tells the love stories, joys, and sorrows of multiple generations. - The Bookseller

An exuberant explosion of emotions and ideas. Bold, ambitious, expressive and intense... It is a marathon read which readers looking for good LGBTQIA+ representation, a fantastical plot, evocative imagery and tempestuous melodrama will enjoy. - Books for Keeps

A splendid and complex tale... soul thrilling. - School Library Journal

Achingly raw. - Serendipity Books

Masterpiece! - The Novel Neighbor

The story walks a tightrope between the real and the impossible, but like Nelson’s previous work, its heart lies in the absolutely genuine emotions of its characters. - Lit Hub

A stunning and luminous love story bursting to be told. - Armadillo Magazine

a splendid story. - BookRead2Day

Lyrically written, with just the right dash of whimsy and quirk, this beautiful YA novel gave us all the feels. Powerful and tender. - WRD Magazine

When the World Tips Over genuinely deserves a world of praise…definitely one of the best books I have ever read. - Books Up North

I laughed, I cried, I was engrossed in the plot. It was a beautiful soap opera of a family drama...It just feels like so much love has gone into this book. - Netgalley Reviewer

Perfectly encompasses what I think YA books are all about— comfort and heartbreak, identity and discovery, human connection and love… I can’t do this book justice. Jandy is BACK!! - Netgalley Reviewer

This whimsical book, filled with magic, love, heartbreak and alllll the juicy family drama, did not disappoint. I was captivated and I could not stop reading! - Netgalley Reviewer

An author who writes a compelling and emotional read like this is well worth the investment of time. - Netgalley Reviewer

Jandy did it again, after almost 10 years since I'll Give You the Sun, she wrote another masterpiece. 5 stars. - Netgalley Reviewer

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“Magical storytelling”

After waiting for seven years, I was finally able to read the e-arc for When the World Tips Over. I’ll Give You the Sun is my favourite book ever so I was super excited to read this, to say the least. This whimsical... More

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“Road trips and family secrets”

When the World Tips Over by Janey Nelson immerses you in the stories of the Falls’ kids, Dizzy, Miles, and Wynton with alternating point of view (POV) chapters. Cassidy, a rainbow haired girl or angel, has a wild... More

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“Magical, compelling family saga”

When the World Tips Over is a five-generation family saga told through multiple character perspectives which uses a partial epistolary form to tell a story that is compelling, tragic, and magical. The story follows... More

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