Songlight ('the Standout Young Adult Novel Of The Year . . . The Handmaid's Tale But With Mind Reading.' The Times)

By (author) Buffini Moira
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Set in a post-apocalyptic future, Songlight is an extraordinary debut from a renowned screenwriter. A cinematic masterpiece in storytelling, the explosive first book in the Torch trilogy is the hottest release of the decade!
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Introducing the explosive first book in the Torch Trilogy - the hottest release of the decade!

''Hard-hitting, imaginative, wide-ranging.'' GUARDIAN
''A superb opening instalment of a dystopian YA trilogy.'' THE TIMES
''Songlight feels like the start of something big.'' SFX

They are hunting those who shine . . .

Don''t be deceived by Northaven''s prettiness, by its white-wash houses and sea views. Many of its townsfolk are ruthless hunters. They revile those who have developed songlight, the ability to connect telepathically with others. Friends, neighbours, family will turn on each other in an instant . . .

Lark has lived in grave danger ever since her own songlight emerged. Then she encounters a young woman in peril, from a city far away. An extraordinary bond is forged. But when power is everything, how will they survive?

An epic new trilogy from an award-winning, internationally acclaimed screenwriter, Songlight promises to set the world alight!

Readers are already hooked:

''This book was amazing, I couldn''t put it down.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''The Power meets The Handmaid''s Tale . . . truly a joy to read.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''I was personally held hostage by this book until the final pages, and in a good way.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Torch Trilogy Book Two coming August 2025 . . .

Biographical note:
Moira Buffini is one of the UK''s leading dramatists. She has written acclaimed films and plays, including The Dig (BAFTA-nominated), Jane Eyre, Byzantium, Tamara Drewe, Dinner and Handbagged (Olivier Award winner). For young adults she has written Silence, A Vampire Story and the musical, wonder.land. She was co-creator and showrunner of the TV series Harlots. Songlight is her debut novel.
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Set in a post-apocalyptic future, Songlight is an extraordinary debut from a renowned screenwriter. A cinematic masterpiece in storytelling, the explosive first book in the Torch trilogy is the hottest release of the decade!
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Urgent. Ambitious. Mesmerising. Think The Handmaid''s Tale but with mindreading. A class act. The standout young adult novel of the year.
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Thrilling, post-apocalyptic drama ... with shades of The Handmaid''s Tale.
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One of the most gripping reads of 2024.
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A storytelling masterclass and a powerful piece of world-building... The start of something big.
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This hard-hitting, imaginative, wide-ranging YA dystopia will leave readers thirsting for the next instalment.
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Truly unique and one of the most compulsive reads of the year so far.
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Rich and immersive storytelling, playing out against a turbulent backdrop of war and power.
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The multiple perspectives allow Buffini to inflect her dystopian thriller with a nuanced and touching sensitivity to the torments of teenagers straining against their elders'' expectations ... it has Hunger Games-style franchise potential written all over it.
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This literary fantasy is