Author: So, Cynthia Interest age: from c 13 yearsPublished on 9 June 2022 by Little Tiger Press Group (Stripes Publishing) in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 384 pages129 x 197 x 30 | 288g If you loved Heartstopper and need more feel-good LGBTQ+ romance - If You Still Recognise Me is the one for you!Elsie has a crush on Ada, the only person in the world who truly understands her. Unfortunately, theyve never met in real life and Ada lives an ocean away. But Elsie has decided its now or never to tell Ada how she feels. That is, until her long-lost best friend Joan walks back into her life.In a summer of repairing broken connections and building surprising new ones, Elsie realises that she isnt nearly as alone as she thought. But now she has a choice to make.A lyrical contemporary story about falling in love and finding yourself in the process, for fans of THE BLACK FLAMINGO, THE FALLING IN LOVE MONTAGE and Alice Oseman.Cynthia So leans into the complex fluidity of relationships over time, across generations and communities, shaded by culture and circumstances. Elsies story is romantic, warm, wise, and disarmingly sincere. - Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs the Homo Sapiens AgendaAn epic fandom, a scavenger hunt for a lost love and an ode to cultural inheritance - this is a wonderfully heartfelt and joyously queer romance - Lauren James, author of The Loneliest Girl in the UniverseIf You Still Recognise Me?is a poignant, perfectly formed debut about queer love, fandom and family. - Lex Croucher, author of ReputationA beautiful and intricately layered tale of friendship, fandom and finding yourself - I absolutely adored it. - Sophie Cameron, author of Out of the BlueExploring the bonds of friendship, family, fandom, culture and queer community, this is a story about finding who you really are at the heart of all the things you love. - Sera Milano, author of This Can Never Not Be RealA celebration of fannish glee, queer joy and family in all senses of the word. If You Still Recognise Me asks what it means to find yourself, when we are all more than a single story. I adored it. - Kat Dunn, author of Dangerous RemedyBeautifully written with moments of sheer lyricism. A must-read for humans of all ages and walks of life. I loved it so much! - Wibke Brueggemann, author of Love is for LosersIf You Still Recognise Me?by Cynthia So is just so SO perfect. Refreshing, relatable and raw in its honesty, this is the book I wish Id had as a queer teen discovering my identity. - Sarah Underwood, author of Lies We Sing to the SeaIf You Still Recognise Me is a moving and heart-warming story about queer love, family, culture and fandom and Sos has a uniquely poetic style that sees beauty in the everyday and makes the familiar feel fresh and new - Ciara Smyth, author of Not My ProblemThis wonderful book is both a tender coming-of-age romance and?a tapestry of queer identity that spans oceans, generations, and stages of life ... Suffused with queer wistfulness and the ache to be known, Sos debut is as intimate and revelatory as the first touch of a first crushs hand. - Riley Redgate, author of Seven Ways We LieA lyrical, complex tale of friendship, family, and all the stories we tell ourselves - true and not - about what it means to love - Kelly Loy Gilbert, author of When We Were InfiniteCynthia So deftly weaves a story that explores queerness, love, and relationships across distance, both geographical and time. An accomplished debut with shades of Nina LaCour, If You Still Recognise Me is the perfect summer-time read. - Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author and editorA beautiful story of cultural identity, friendship, and the dizzying and exhilarating experience of young love. IF YOU STILL RECOGNIZE ME is a triumph. - Ashley Herring Blake, author of Girl Made of Stars
