{"product_id":"the-weight-of-one-pomegranate","title":"The Weight of One Pomegranate","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBrynne Rebele-Henry\u003c\/b\u003e's first novel, \n\u003ci\u003eOrpheus Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \n\u003ci\u003eThe Weight of One Pomegranate\u003c\/i\u003e is her second novel. She is also the \n\u003cbr\u003eauthor of three award-winning poetry collections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Weight of One Pomegranate\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Introspective . . . Isadora's distinctive voice, sprinkled with scientific facts, resonates throughout, laying bare the depths of uncertainty that can come with loss.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Has the urgent pacing of a mystery . . . An immersive, lyrical study of the place where love and grief intersect.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A meditation on loss, familial relationships, and undiagnosed neurodivergence . . . those who devoured Nina LaCour's \n\u003ci\u003eWe Are Okay\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) will be right at home.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Booklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eOrpheus Girl \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An unflinching look at exclusion, hate and resilience.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A modern epic that helps us think about the older epics, and what they have still to offer us.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for Brynne Rebele-Henry\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Richly researched and exquisitely rendered.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Kaveh Akbar, author of the National Book Award Finalist \u003ci\u003eMartyr \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I couldn't get this one out of my mind. Brynne Rebele-Henry has such a singular, obsessive urgency to her voice.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Kim Addonizio, author of the National Book Award Finalist \u003ci\u003eTell Me \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With unflinching vision, Brynne Rebele-Henry pulls us into the trenches of young womanhood.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eJulia Elliott, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wilds \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eOrpheus Girl\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA discovery of authentic self and sapphic love--perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Lily Braun-Arnold.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeventeen-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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsadora 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? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeartbreaking and healing, this gut punch of a novel is an essential read for anyone who's ever lost--and loved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/05\/2026 (EAN 9781641296847, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781641296847, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781641296847, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 82 (EAN 9781641296847, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781641296847, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eForeword\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/27\/2026 (EAN 9781641296847, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Soho Teen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496132247830,"sku":"9781641296847","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781641296847.jpg?v=1783053693","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-weight-of-one-pomegranate","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}