Catherynne M。 Valente， the bestselling and award-winning creator of Space Opera and The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland returns with The Past is Red， the enchanting， dark， funny， angry story of a girl who made two terrible mistakes: she told the truth and she dared to love the world。

The future is blue。 Endless blue。。。except for a few small places that float across the hot， drowned world left behind by long-gone fossil fuel-guzzlers。 One of those patches is a magical place called Garbagetown。

Tetley Abednego is the most beloved girl in Garbagetown， but she's the only one who knows it。 She's the only one who knows a lot of things: that Garbagetown is the most wonderful place in the world， that it's full of hope， that you can love someone and 66% hate them all at the same time。

But Earth is a terrible mess， hope is a fragile thing， and a lot of people are very angry with her。 Then Tetley discovers a new friend， a terrible secret， and more to her world than she ever expected。