A stunning love story, unbearably tragic, incredibly life-affirming. Hazel is only 16, but she is mortally sick and knows that her days are numbered. After yielding to the urgent requests of the parents, she visits a support group where she meets with Augustus, a former basketball player who became disabled due to a sudden illness. The attraction between adolescents arises instantly. Love, a flash of bright light transforms their life, gives them new meanings, conquers the fear of death.
Fantastic prose that blended tragedy with the teen-like, stubborn-ironic attitude to life leaves behind a plume of the most mixed emotions of incredible power.