Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2024 - finalist
You. I. Us.
Day after day, we make the same choices. But after reading You. I. Us., you’ll ask yourself, “What if we didn’t?”
In You. I. Us., Annalisa Crawford captures everyday people during poignant defining moments in their lives: An artist puts his heart into his latest sketch, an elderly couple endures scrutiny by a fellow diner, an ex-student attempts to make amends with a girl she bullied at school, a teenager holds vigil at his friend’s hospital bedside, long distance lovers promise complete devotion, a broken-hearted widow stares into the sea from the edge of a cliff where her husband died, a grieving son contacts the only person he can rely on in a moment of crisis, a group of middle-aged friends inspire each other to live remarkable lives.
Praise for You. I. Us
"A beautiful collection of stories guaranteed to touch readers and stay with them long after they have read the last page." - Julie Flanders, author of Polar Night and Polar Day
"It runs the spectrum of emotions from differing points of view and age ranges, from the most joyful high to the depths of sorrow [...] So much is expressed in so few words." - Cathy Ryan, Between the Lines
"Some stories are comfortable like a cup of tea on a cold day, and some are uncomfortable like standing awkwardly in a room full of strangers who don't speak your language, but they are all beautifully written. Some stories made me cry, some made me smile, some made me want to pump my fist in the air." - Tyrean Martinson, author of the Champion Trilogy