The Dark Within Us
The Dark Within Us
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Author: Jess Popplewell
Interest age: from c 14 years | General fiction (Children's / Teenage) | Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage) | Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage) | Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage) | People & places (Children's / Teenage) | Religion & beliefs: general interest (Children's / Teenage) | Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage) | Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's / Teenage) | Personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (Children's / Teenage)
Published on 1st August 2024 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.
Paperback / softback | 384 pages
199mm x 131mm x 23mm | 260g
The Dark Within Us brings an inventive, funny
and quirky reimagining of a modern version of hell.
Jenny's felt broken for a long time.
Luc has his own issues - you would too if your family ruled Hell.
When they meet at a party, sparks fly. She sees a handsome devil.
He sees a lost soul.
Both sense trouble.
But it will take a journey to the very depths of the underworld
to bring a girl and a demon together . . .
The stunning debut novel from the Times/Chicken
House Children’s Competition 2022 Chairman’s Choice
Prize winner, Jess Popplewell.
Draws on the author’s own experience of homelessness,
making this a powerful authentic story.
Dante’s Inferno meets Euphoria
in this fresh contemporary YA.
PRAISE FOR THE DARK WITHIN US:
‘a thrilling, occasionally frightening, romantasy
… a talent to watch.’ THE BOOKSELLER
‘the perfect mix of danger, desperation, adventure,
heartbreak and remake.' AMIE JORDAN, AUTHOR OF ALL
THE HIDDEN MONSTERS
