The world is magical for a girl whose life is lived in stories and fairy tales. Coming to terms with the death of her beloved father, fourteen-year-old Evie Liddell still hopes to find that magic. When she instead finds herself diagnosed with the same cancer that took her father from her, Evie begins to wonder why she should want to go on. But the enigmatic boy who appears at her window, telling her that magic is real and eternal life can be hers, makes her question everything she believes in. Of all her questions, the biggest one is-does she want to outlive everyone she has ever loved?