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''If Sylvia Plath wrote a novel for young adults, The Taste of Blue Light would be it'' Louise O''Neill, author of Asking For It

What happened to me?
Why can''t I remember?

Weeks after blacking out and waking up in hospital, Lux still has no memory of what happened.
She doesn''t know why her days are consumed by pain and her nights by terrifying dreams; why her parents won''t stop shouting and her friends stop talking when she walks into the room.

All she knows is that the Lux she once was is gone - and that if she can''t uncover the truth, everything she loves will be taken away too.

''Devastating and brilliant'' Stylist

''Truly unforgettable'' Heat



Trade Review
If Sylvia Plath wrote a novel for young adults, The Taste of Blue Light would be it... Beautiful. Visceral. Gripping. I loved it * Louise O'Neill, author of Asking For It *
A gripping Bell Jar-type narrative of mental distress and confusion * Financial Times *

Remember the name Lydia Ruffles: this devastating and brilliant YA book goes to the most
unexpected of places and will leave you mulling it over for days, weeks and months after

* Stylist *
This gripping thriller will stay with you long after you finish the last page * The Sun on Sunday *
dark and affecting...a truly unforgettable debut * Heat Magazine *
An original take on trauma and memory loss...Lux's voice engages readers on issues that are timely, absorbing and perceptively related * Irish Times *
A game-changing exploration of mental health * Emerald Street *
captivating debut * DARE magazine *

The Taste of Blue Light

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      Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
      Publication Date: 08/02/2018
      ISBN13: 9781444936766, 978-1444936766
      ISBN10: 144493676X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''If Sylvia Plath wrote a novel for young adults, The Taste of Blue Light would be it'' Louise O''Neill, author of Asking For It

      What happened to me?
      Why can''t I remember?

      Weeks after blacking out and waking up in hospital, Lux still has no memory of what happened.
      She doesn''t know why her days are consumed by pain and her nights by terrifying dreams; why her parents won''t stop shouting and her friends stop talking when she walks into the room.

      All she knows is that the Lux she once was is gone - and that if she can''t uncover the truth, everything she loves will be taken away too.

      ''Devastating and brilliant'' Stylist

      ''Truly unforgettable'' Heat



      Trade Review
      If Sylvia Plath wrote a novel for young adults, The Taste of Blue Light would be it... Beautiful. Visceral. Gripping. I loved it * Louise O'Neill, author of Asking For It *
      A gripping Bell Jar-type narrative of mental distress and confusion * Financial Times *

      Remember the name Lydia Ruffles: this devastating and brilliant YA book goes to the most
      unexpected of places and will leave you mulling it over for days, weeks and months after

      * Stylist *
      This gripping thriller will stay with you long after you finish the last page * The Sun on Sunday *
      dark and affecting...a truly unforgettable debut * Heat Magazine *
      An original take on trauma and memory loss...Lux's voice engages readers on issues that are timely, absorbing and perceptively related * Irish Times *
      A game-changing exploration of mental health * Emerald Street *
      captivating debut * DARE magazine *

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