The Taste of Blue Light

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'If Sylvia Plath wrote a novel for young adults, The Taste of Blue Light would be it' Louise O'Neill, author of Asking For It

What happened to me

Why can't I remember

Weeks after blacking out and waking up in hospital, Lux still has no memory of what happened.

She doesn't know why her days are consumed by pain and her nights by terrifying dreams; why her parents won't stop shouting and her friends stop talking when she walks into the room.

All she knows is that the Lux she once was is gone - and that if she can't uncover the truth, everything she loves will be taken away too.

'Devastating and brilliant' Stylist

'Truly unforgettable' Heat

Reviews

If Sylvia Plath wrote a novel for young adults, The Taste of Blue Light would be it... Beautiful. Visceral. Gripping. I loved it * Louise O'Neill, author of Asking For It *
A gripping Bell Jar-type narrative of mental distress and confusion * Financial Times *

Remember the name Lydia Ruffles: this devastating and brilliant YA book goes to the most
unexpected of places and will leave you mulling it over for days, weeks and months after

* Stylist *
This gripping thriller will stay with you long after you finish the last page * The Sun on Sunday *
dark and affecting...a truly unforgettable debut * Heat Magazine *
An original take on trauma and memory loss...Lux's voice engages readers on issues that are timely, absorbing and perceptively related * Irish Times *
A game-changing exploration of mental health * Emerald Street *

An achingly moving read. Lux is vivid, feisty, vulnerable, brave, darkly humorous, as she fights a battle she doesn't understand. Ruffles' writing is mesmerising and beautiful.I was immersed in Lux's world from the first page

* Debbie Howells, author of The Bones of You *
Vivid, overwhelming, powerful, this is a visceral novel exploringfirst love, obsession and the curse and wonder of synaesthesia * Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle *
It's very brave, and fierce, and electric * Sara Barnard, author of Beautiful Broken Things *
This is a beautiful book, both inside and out ... I devoured every page * Alice Feeney, author of Sometimes I Lie *
Startling and mesmeric. Lux is a refreshingly complex heroine * Daisy Buchanan, author of How to be a Grown Up *
Beautiful. Visceral. Gripping. If Sylvia Plath wrote a novel foryoung adults, The Taste of Blue Light would be it * Louise O'Neill, author of Asking for It *

Brimming to full with tenderness and caustic wit. Immaculately
written, the journey inside the damaged mind of Lux Langleywill leave you feeling overwhelmed and amazed

* Richard Skinner, author of The Mirror *

Author Bio

After graduating with a degree in theatre and a postgraduate diploma in public relations, Lydia Ruffles spent a decade working in corporate communications in between travels. She is a graduate of the acclaimed Faber Academy and lives in London. The Taste of Blue Light is her first novel.

Find her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @lydiaruffles