The Five Steps Away novel

Can you love someone you’ll never be able to touch? Stella Grant, a control-obsessed girl, despite her lungs – completely out of her control – landing her in the hospital repeatedly throughout her life. At this stage, what Stella needs most is to distance herself from anyone or anything that could infect her or jeopardize her chance of a lung transplant. Everyone is six feet apart. No exceptions. Will Newman, the one thing on his mind is getting out of this hospital. He doesn’t care about his treatments or any new clinical trial. Soon to be eighteen, he’ll be free from all these machines and able to see the world for real, not just its hospitals. Will, specifically, is the one Stella needs to stay away from. If he breathes too close to her, it could remove her from the transplant list. One of them could die. The only way to stay alive is to stay apart. But strangely, the six steps between them don’t seem safe, but torturous. What if they could regain some of the distance stolen by their sick lungs? Could five steps between them be dangerous if it protects their hearts from breaking?

Author’s name:

Rachel Lippincott

Book category:

Translated Novel

Publication date:

2024