Description
Description
From the author of Orpheus Girl and finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Poetry, this lyrical YA novel follows a teen who unravels a personal mystery as she tries to understand her older sister's death. A discovery of authentic self and sapphic love--perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Lily Braun-Arnold. Seventeen-year-old Isadora is reeling after the sudden loss of her older sister, Eleni, to a pulmonary embolism. Her grieving parents can't offer much support--her only reprieve is her close friend Ani, but lately the intensity of her feelings for Ani have been more confusing than comforting. Then Isadora discovers secret letters in Eleni's belongings that suggest her artist sister was hiding more from her family than Isadora ever expected. Isadora travels to her uncle's apartment in New York City, where Eleni lived, determined to unravel the threads of her sister's life. As she searches for clues, Isadora embraces her own sexuality and begins to fall in love. But can she learn to live when Eleni will never have the same chance? Heartbreaking and healing, this gut punch of a novel is an essential read for anyone who's ever lost--and loved.
About the Author
About the Author
Brynne Rebele-Henry's first novel, Orpheus Girl, appeared with Soho Teen in 2019 to critical acclaim. Her debut fiction has been called "painful and beautiful" (NPR), was named "a top 40 best LGBT Book of the Century" (Reedsy), and received the Young Adult Virginia Author Award. The Weight of One Pomegranate is her second novel. She is also the
author of three award-winning poetry collections.
author of three award-winning poetry collections.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
Praise for The Weight of One Pomegranate "Introspective . . . Isadora's distinctive voice, sprinkled with scientific facts, resonates throughout, laying bare the depths of uncertainty that can come with loss."
--Publishers Weekly "Has the urgent pacing of a mystery . . . An immersive, lyrical study of the place where love and grief intersect."
--Kirkus Reviews
"A meditation on loss, familial relationships, and undiagnosed neurodivergence . . . those who devoured Nina LaCour's We Are Okay (2017) will be right at home."
--Booklist "At less than 200 pages, this novel manages to deliver a profound emotional blow that will sit with readers long after they finish . . . Stylistically rich and poetic."
--School Library Journal Praise for Orpheus Girl
"Raya and Sarah's story is a credit to Rebele-Henry's own teen voice, mature beyond her years. The emotionally dramatic narrative . . . rings incredibly true."
--NPR "An unflinching look at exclusion, hate and resilience."
--Ms. Magazine "A modern epic that helps us think about the older epics, and what they have still to offer us."
--Chicago Review of Books
Praise for Brynne Rebele-Henry
"Richly researched and exquisitely rendered."
--Kaveh Akbar, author of the National Book Award Finalist Martyr "I couldn't get this one out of my mind. Brynne Rebele-Henry has such a singular, obsessive urgency to her voice."
--Kim Addonizio, author of the National Book Award Finalist Tell Me "With unflinching vision, Brynne Rebele-Henry pulls us into the trenches of young womanhood."
--Julia Elliott, author of The Wilds
--Publishers Weekly "Has the urgent pacing of a mystery . . . An immersive, lyrical study of the place where love and grief intersect."
--Kirkus Reviews
"A meditation on loss, familial relationships, and undiagnosed neurodivergence . . . those who devoured Nina LaCour's We Are Okay (2017) will be right at home."
--Booklist "At less than 200 pages, this novel manages to deliver a profound emotional blow that will sit with readers long after they finish . . . Stylistically rich and poetic."
--School Library Journal Praise for Orpheus Girl
"Raya and Sarah's story is a credit to Rebele-Henry's own teen voice, mature beyond her years. The emotionally dramatic narrative . . . rings incredibly true."
--NPR "An unflinching look at exclusion, hate and resilience."
--Ms. Magazine "A modern epic that helps us think about the older epics, and what they have still to offer us."
--Chicago Review of Books
Praise for Brynne Rebele-Henry
"Richly researched and exquisitely rendered."
--Kaveh Akbar, author of the National Book Award Finalist Martyr "I couldn't get this one out of my mind. Brynne Rebele-Henry has such a singular, obsessive urgency to her voice."
--Kim Addonizio, author of the National Book Award Finalist Tell Me "With unflinching vision, Brynne Rebele-Henry pulls us into the trenches of young womanhood."
--Julia Elliott, author of The Wilds
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Soho Teen
Pub date:
2026-07-07
Length:
192 pages
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