--- product_id: 180034378 title: "Stay" price: "£18.38" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/180034378-stay store_origin: GB region: Great Britain --- # Stay **Price:** £18.38 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Stay - **How much does it cost?** £18.38 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/180034378-stay) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Stay [Hyde, Catherine Ryan] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Stay Review: This novel would make a great middle school book. - I thought this story to be very well-written and spoke to the life and times of small towns, as well as people and their communities everywhere. The characters are well-developed, interesting, real and ring true. The story is narrated by the main character, a young teenage boy whose home life is full of conflict, since his parents argue constantly, mostly forgetting his needy presence. The boy's best friend also lives an isolating life, since the adults in his house are emotionally remote, thus inflicting on the son as sense of hopelessness. One day, the narrator chances to meet a woman and her two massive dogs who hole up in a cabin, deep in the woods, on the edge of town. He's been warned to steer clear of those woods, as well as the inhabitant of the cabin, who seems to have turned the whole town against her. Eventually both boys and the hermit lady befriend each other. Over time, they all effect deep, but cleansing, changes in one other. The tale ends in the narrators later, adult life. And, once again, we learn that all is connected and we can all help one another, no matter the gender, age, position in society, and life goals. This novel would truly be a relevant tale for teenage readers who also grapple with the aches and pains of growing up. In the end, we all end up somewhere but it's who we take along on our journeys is what matters most. Review: Stay - What a beautiful heartfelt, complicated sad but at the same time , delightful story. Very well put together. Good to read in the quite as you might miss the point of the individual story being told. Really a timeless story for anyone to enjoy. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #747,703 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #479 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books) #2,134 in Literary Fiction (Books) #2,786 in Historical Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (27,680) | | Dimensions | 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches | | ISBN-10 | 1542042380 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1542042383 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 298 pages | | Publication date | December 3, 2019 | | Publisher | Lake Union Publishing | ## Images ![Stay - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/812FU1a47YL.jpg) ![Stay - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41IXZV-9lHL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This novel would make a great middle school book. *by S***N on February 15, 2020* I thought this story to be very well-written and spoke to the life and times of small towns, as well as people and their communities everywhere. The characters are well-developed, interesting, real and ring true. The story is narrated by the main character, a young teenage boy whose home life is full of conflict, since his parents argue constantly, mostly forgetting his needy presence. The boy's best friend also lives an isolating life, since the adults in his house are emotionally remote, thus inflicting on the son as sense of hopelessness. One day, the narrator chances to meet a woman and her two massive dogs who hole up in a cabin, deep in the woods, on the edge of town. He's been warned to steer clear of those woods, as well as the inhabitant of the cabin, who seems to have turned the whole town against her. Eventually both boys and the hermit lady befriend each other. Over time, they all effect deep, but cleansing, changes in one other. The tale ends in the narrators later, adult life. And, once again, we learn that all is connected and we can all help one another, no matter the gender, age, position in society, and life goals. This novel would truly be a relevant tale for teenage readers who also grapple with the aches and pains of growing up. In the end, we all end up somewhere but it's who we take along on our journeys is what matters most. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stay *by C***F on August 9, 2024* What a beautiful heartfelt, complicated sad but at the same time , delightful story. Very well put together. Good to read in the quite as you might miss the point of the individual story being told. Really a timeless story for anyone to enjoy. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stay With This Author! *by N***E on December 4, 2019* (I am fortunate to have received an ARC of this book.) Lucas is a very lonely boy in his mid-teens. He narrates this story as an older adult, and we read his narrations from the past to the present and back again, until the two timelines merge. It’s a very effective dance to keep the reader curious and invested to see what what will happen and how. His story begins by wanting to escape from a difficult home life. We find out his parents’ marriage is troubled, his brother is in Vietnam, his best friend is extremely depressed, and his only escape is running with two dogs in the woods—dogs which don’t even belong to him. The story of how he meets the dogs’ owner and his relationship with her, an older woman named Zoe, starts us on our journey with Lucas. The book is unflinching in its facing squarely the themes of addiction, suicide, loneliness, the overt and hidden consequences of war. And the synchronicity of seemingly inconsequential decisions and actions which change lives for generations. I appreciate the author’s ability to keep it real: no-one is completely bad or completely good; we never know the whole story; all are capable of redemption but never perfection. And her ability to keep us surprised even until the very end. This book will appeal to a young-adult reader and to any age adult. I highly recommend it! ## Frequently Bought Together - Stay - Seven Perfect Things: A Novel - Take Me With You --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/180034378-stay](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/180034378-stay) --- *Product available on Desertcart Great Britain* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-01*