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For fans of Jandy Nelson and Rainbow Rowell comes a gorgeous debut novel about family, friends, and first love. Lucille Bennett is pushed into adulthood after her mom decides to take a break ...from parenting, from responsibility, from Lucille and her little sister, Wren. Left to cover for her absentee parents, Lucille thinks, Wren and Lucille. Lucille and Wren. I will do whatever I have to. No one will pull us apart. Now is not the time for level-headed Lucille to fall in love. But love--messy, inconvenient love--is what she's about to experience when she falls for Digby Jones, her best friend's brother. With blazing longing that builds to a fever pitch, Estelle Laure's soulful debut will keep readers hooked and hoping until the very last page. A funny, poetic, big-hearted reminder that life can--and will--take us all by surprise. --Jennifer E. Smith, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight Lucille may not take down a beast or assassinate any super bads, but she's what heroines look like and love like in real life. --Justine Magazine

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I loved this book. I was torn between wanting to devour it in one breathless read and needing to stop and savor each gorgeous turn of phrase. This is a remarkable debut. Morgan Matson, author of Amy & Roger s Epic Detour and Since You ve Been Gone This Raging Light is a funny, poetic, big-hearted reminder that life can -- and will -- take us all by surprise sometimes. Jennifer E. Smith, author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight and The Geography of You and Me Estelle Laure writes with power and lyricism--but more than that, she writes honestly from the heart. Definitely a writer to watch! A.M. Jenkins, Printz Honor winning author of Repossessed With This Raging Light, Estelle Laure establishes herself as a literary heavyweight. Laure s characters mimic her writing, at once visceral and brave, unafraid to confront love in its every facet surprising, surpassing, flawed. This book is a thick quilt in a cold room, and I want to wrap myself in it. David Arnold, author of Mosquitoland [Laure] has a raw, authentic voice and a passion for storytelling. Matt de la Pena, Pura Belpree honoree and award-winning YA novelist of The Living and Mexican WhiteBoy Estelle Laure s This Raging Light might be YA, but it s got plenty of grown-up appeal. entertainmentweekly.com

I loved this book. I was torn between wanting to devour it in one breathless read and needing to stop and savor each gorgeous turn of phrase. This is a remarkable debut. Morgan Matson, author of Amy & Roger s Epic Detour and Since You ve Been Gone This Raging Light is a funny, poetic, big-hearted reminder that life can -- and will -- take us all by surprise sometimes. Jennifer E. Smith, author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight and The Geography of You and Me Estelle Laure writes with power and lyricism--but more than that, she writes honestly from the heart. Definitely a writer to watch! A.M. Jenkins, Printz Honor winning author of Repossessed With This Raging Light, Estelle Laure establishes herself as a literary heavyweight. Laure s characters mimic her writing, at once visceral and brave, unafraid to confront love in its every facet surprising, surpassing, flawed. This book is a thick quilt in a cold room, and I want to wrap myself in it. David Arnold, author of Mosquitoland [Laure] has a raw, authentic voice and a passion for storytelling. Matt de la Pena, Pura Belpree honoree and award-winning YA novelist of The Living and Mexican WhiteBoy

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The debut author Estelle Laure is a Vonnegut worshiper who believes in love, magic, and the power of facing hard truths. She has a BA in theater arts and an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts in writing for children and young adults. She lives with her two children in Taos, New Mexico.

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