The Naked Light

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From the #1 bestselling author of THE BINDING

The Face calls things to it, Phoebe said, and this house is in their path. You have to be careful.

Florence has been summoned to live with her widowed brother-in-law and wayward niece in Haltington, a village with something uncanny in the air. According to locals, the chalk face carved into the hillside protects them from malevolent spirits. So long as it is maintained, all will be well.

The First World War has decimated the men of the village, and when the Faces last caretaker dies, her sons both lost in France, there is nobody to replace her. Still, its only an old wives tale. Isnt it

Kit is an artist unconventional, androgynous and traumatised by the events of the war. She seeks peace, and a muse will she find both in the shape of Florence

Under the chalk, something is stirring

From the #1 bestselling author of THE BINDING, this is a dark, compelling and deeply moving novel about grief, identity and forbidden desires.

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PRAISE FOR BRIDGET COLLINS:

'Collins prose is spellbinding' Laura Purcell

'Truly extraordinary writing' Anna Mazzola

'Incomparable' Erin Kelly

'A storyteller of rare imagination' Mail on Sunday

'What I love about Bridget's books is her ability to write the most magical worlds of escapism and yet anchor those worlds very much in today Joanna Cannon

Author Bio

Bridget Collins trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art after reading English at King's College, Cambridge. She is the author of seven acclaimed books for young adults and has had two plays produced, one at the Edinburgh Fringe. She is the No. 1 bestselling author of THE BINDING and THE BETRAYALS. THE NAKED LIGHT is her fourth adult novel.