Elsewhere

Welcome to Elsewhere. It is usually warm with a breeze, the sun and the stars shine brightly, and the beaches are marvelous. Itâ€s quiet and peaceful here. And you canâ€t get sick or any older. Curious to see new paintings by Picasso? Swing by one of Elsewhereâ€s museums. Need to talk to someone about your problems? Stop by Marilyn Monroeâ€s psychiatric practice.Elsewhere.Itâ€s where fifteen-year-old Liz Hall ends up, after she has died. It is a place so like Earth, yet completely different from it. Here Liz will age backward from the day of her death until she becomes a baby again and returns to Earth.But Liz wants to turn sixteen, not fourteen (again). She wants to get her driverâ€s license. She wants to graduate from high school and go to college. She wants to fall in love. And now that sheâ€s dead, Liz is being forced to live a life she doesnâ€t want with a grandmother she has only just met. And it is not going well.How can Liz let go of the only life she has ever known and embrace a new one? Is it possible that a life lived in reverse is no different from a life lived forward?From the Audio Download edition.