''For there is always light
If only we''re brave enough to be it.
If only we''re brave enough to see it.''

Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller

''I was profoundly moved... The power of your words blew me away'' Michelle Obama

''A moment of history in book form'' Stylist

''Deeply rousing and uplifting'' Vogue

On 20 January 2021, Amanda Gorman spoke a message of truth and hope to millions.

Aged twenty-two, she delivered a poetry reading at the inauguration of US President Joe Biden. Her poem, ''The Hill We Climb'', addressed the country and reached across the world: a call for a brave future.

This special edition, which includes an enduring foreword by Oprah Winfrey, marks that poem and offers us courage, consolation and the inspiration to make change.

''I was thrilled'' Hillary Clinton

''She spoke truth to power and embodied clear-eyed hope to a weary nation. She revealed us to ourselves'' TIME