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