PRAISE FOR LAUREN JAMES:

“Lauren James is a genius.”

SFX Magazine

“Lauren James isn’t just headed for the stars – she’s already there.”

Samantha Shannon, author of The Bone Season

THE LONELIEST GIRL IN THE UNIVERSE:

“A strange, witty, compulsively unpredictable read which blows most of its new YA-suspense brethren out of the water.”

Entertainment Weekly

THE NEXT TOGETHER:

“Beautifully and masterfully written… This book is the kind that you want to use as a pillow so that some of its brilliance flows into you.”

The Guardian

THE LAST BEGINNING:

“An explosion of storytelling. It’s everything I love about books. Read it.”

Alice Oseman, author of I Was Born For This

Other books by Lauren James

The Next Together

The Last Beginning

The Loneliest Girl in the Universe

The Quiet at the End of the World

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or, if real, used fictitiously. All statements, activities, stunts, descriptions, information and material of any other kind contained herein are included for entertainment purposes only and should not be relied on for accuracy or replicated as they may result in injury.

First published in Great Britain 2020 by Walker Books Ltd

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Text © 2020 Lauren James

Cover illustration © 2020 Lisa Horton Design

The right of Lauren James to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

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ISBN 978-1-4063-9632-4 (ePub)

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