“At the end of the day -- after work, after trying to spend some sort of meaningful time with Alice and Noomi --Georgie was usually too tired to make things right with Neal before they fell asleep. So things stayed wrong.”

American author of young adult and adult contemporary fiction

Rainbow Rowell is an American author of young adult and adult contemporary fiction. She is known for novels that found a wide audience and drew critical notice. Her best-known young adult books include Eleanor & Park (2012), Fangirl (2013), and Carry On (2015). These works helped establish her reputation in contemporary fiction, especially in stories centered on young people and their relationships.