Taste of Blue Light - Hardcover

Lydia Ruffles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1444936735 ISBN 13: 9781444936735

Publisher: Hodder Children's Books, 2017

Synopsis

An incandescent, soul-searching story about a broken young woman's search for a truth buried so deep it threatens to consume her, body and mind.

'Since I blacked out, the slightest thing seems to aggravate my brain and fill it with fire'

These are the things Lux knows:
She is an Artist.
She is lucky.
She is broken.

These are the things she doesn't know:
What happened over the summer.
Why she ended up in hospital.
Why her memories are etched in red.

'The nightmares tend to linger long after your screams have woken you up ...'

Desperate to uncover the truth, Lux's time is running out. If she cannot piece together the events of the summer and regain control of her fractured mind, she will be taken away from everything and everyone she holds dear.

If her dreams don't swallow her first.

About this title

About the Author

After graduating with a degree in theatre and a postgraduate diploma in public relations, Lydia Ruffles spent a decade working in corporate communications in between travels. She is a graduate of the acclaimed Faber Academy and lives in London. The Taste of Blue Light is her first novel. Find her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @lydiaruffles

Review

Brimming to full with tenderness and caustic wit. Immaculately written, the journey inside the damaged mind of Lux Langleywill leave you feeling overwhelmed and amazed * Richard Skinner, author of The Mirror * Beautiful. Visceral. Gripping. If Sylvia Plath wrote a novel foryoung adults, The Taste of Blue Light would be it * Louise O'Neill, author of Asking for It * Startling and mesmeric. Lux is a refreshingly complex heroine * Daisy Buchanan, author of How to be a Grown Up * This is a beautiful book, both inside and out ... I devoured every page * Alice Feeney, author of Sometimes I Lie * It's very brave, and fierce, and electric * Sara Barnard, author of Beautiful Broken Things * Vivid, overwhelming, powerful, this is a visceral novel exploringfirst love, obsession and the curse and wonder of synaesthesia * Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle * An achingly moving read. Lux is vivid, feisty, vulnerable, brave, darkly humorous, as she fights a battle she doesn't understand. Ruffles' writing is mesmerising and beautiful.I was immersed in Lux's world from the first page * Debbie Howells, author of The Bones of You * A game-changing exploration of mental health * Emerald Street * An original take on trauma and memory loss...Lux's voice engages readers on issues that are timely, absorbing and perceptively related * Irish Times * dark and affecting...a truly unforgettable debut * Heat Magazine * This gripping thriller will stay with you long after you finish the last page * The Sun on Sunday * 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 * A gripping Bell Jar-type narrative of mental distress and confusion * Financial Times * 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 *

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1444936735
• ISBN 13: 9781444936735
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352