Feelings

A Story in Seasons

By: Manjit Thapp

Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers

Length: 26 mins

Publisher's summary

A stunning journey through one young woman’s year of emotions, adapted for audio - from the saturated highs of early summer to the gray isolation of late winter.

“[An] emotional treat, full of...soothing insight.” (Mari Andrew, New York Times best-selling author of Am I There Yet?)

Enter Manjit Thapp’s world, where you’ll find moods that change as quickly as the weather; the different shades of anxiety and hope that each new season brings; and the stages of joy and pain that fuel our growth. From the spark of possibility and jolt of creativity in high summer, to the need for release from anxiety and pressure during monsoon, to the desolation and numbness of winter, Thapp implores us to consider the seasons of our own emotional journeys.

Articulating and validating the range of feelings we all experience, this is an audiobook that allows us to feel connected and comforted by the experiences that make us human.

©2021 Manjit Thapp (P)2021 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“Feelings makes me feel unoriginal in the best way. It reminds me that despite the specific experience of my individual humanity, there’s a shared one, too, with the people around me, but also with the Earth. It’s a colorful road map of how we all cycle through the seasons around us and inside us, a constant oscillation between rain and sun and rage and relief. I’d give this book to anyone and would be confident they would find themselves somewhere inside it.” (Olivia Gatwood, author of Life of the Party)

“You should read Feelings: A Story in Seasons by Manjit Thapp. Traveling through the seasons, Thapp’s art follows her own changing emotions and moods as they mirror the weather. It’s a visually interesting and creative way of expressing how we as humans are really just sophisticated plants who need water, sunshine, and good soil to thrive.” (Book Riot) 

“Thapp’s project is a visual-emotional banquet in which to get both lost and found.” (Booklist, starred review)