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Where the Light Goes :A heartbreaking and hopeful novel about losing someone you love and finding yourself in the grief that follows, from the winner of the YA Book Prize
Where the Light Goes :A heartbreaking and hopeful novel about losing someone you love and finding yourself in the grief that follows, from the winner of the YA Book Prize
paperback
Published:
4 May, 2023
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Description
A heart-wrenching exploration of grief from a bestselling YA author, set in a landscape corrupted by fame and the scrutiny that comes from living in the shadow of a star.
"Raw and brilliant." Holly Bourne
“A powerful, devastating exploration of grief and loss and fame.” Louise O'Neill
"An important, timely, and flat-out beautiful book about family, grief, and the lies and truths that both bind and unravel us." Kathleen Glasgow
To the world, Lizzie Beck is a superstar: famous, talented and beloved.
To Emmy, she is simply Beth: her brilliant older sister, her idol.
But then Beth takes her own life, and all the light in the world disappears.
Now Emmy is lost. Amidst the media storm and overwhelming public grief, she must fight to save her own memories of her sister – and find out who she is without her.
Prizes
Nominated for The Carnegie Medal 2024 (UK)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781529509137 |
| ISBN10 | 1529509130 |
| Number Of Pages | 384 |
| Item Weight | 260 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 200 x 23 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Walker Books Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
"raw and brilliant" * Holly Bourne *
A powerful and raw exploration of grief and fame, Where the Light Goes is infused with empathy and hope. -- Fiona Noble * The Observer *
Emmy’s grief, her rage at those she feels let Beth down, and her attempts to cope with social media onslaughts shape this wrenching, powerful novel for 14+, the talented Barnard’s best yet. -- Imogen Russell Williams * Guardian *
The always-thoughtful Sara Barnard is on form with Where the Light Goes [...] both heart-wrenching and hopeful” * The Irish Times *
A heart-wrenching, unflinching exploration of grief, rage, sadness and hope, in all its messy forms told with a deeply authentic and moving voice. * WRDExtra *
Author's Bio
Sara Barnard lives in Brighton and does all her best writing on trains. She is a bestselling author of seven novels for young adults. Her debut Beautiful Broken Things was a Zoella Bookclub pick and she went on to win the YA Book Prize with her third novel, Goodbye, Perfect. Where the Light Goes is her latest novel with Walker Books. Sara believes that sad books are good for the soul, and happy books lift the heart. She hopes to write lots of books that do both.