Light Years
Will be published approx. on 22. April 2027
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-1-3987-2285-9 (ISBN)
Description
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"Their lives began on the very same day, just hours apart, at opposite ends of England. It would be fourteen years, eleven months and thirty days before they'd meet."
Jono and Pinky meet on the day before their fifteenth birthdays.
It is the start of an earth-shattering love story that will send shockwaves through their lives for years to come.
A story that will, one day, force them to make a devastating choice they could never have imagined...
Searing, tender and heartbreakingly romantic, Light Years is a novel that transcends time and will leave you reeling. Perfect for fans of Normal People, Talking at Night and One Day.
Praise for Hattie Williams:
'I inhaled this novel. Utterly believable, immersive and heartfelt. I loved it' JENNIE GODFREY
'A timeless tragedy, a story of the intricacies and illusions of true love' CHRIS WHITAKER
'Hattie's writing on early-20s friendships and their enmeshed intensity, was so convincing. I enjoyed it so much' MARIAN KEYES
'Beautifully crafted, with aftershocks of conscience' JODI PICOULT
'Intoxicating and propulsive. I inhaled it' NUSSAIBAH YOUNIS
'Sharp, compelling, and thought provoking. The perfect book club pick for 2025' LOUISE O'NEILL
'Brutal but tender, entertaining, compelling and completely believable' LAUREN BRAVO
'An instant classic of a debut: honest, winning, breakable' AJ FINN
'Raw and beautiful and true' ABIGAIL DEAN
'Fresh, unflinching and reminds us how dangerous love can be' ARAMINTA HALL
'Thrilling, compulsive and utterly addictive' KIRSTY CAPES
'A brilliantly assured debut which deftly charts the pain of young love' SJ WATSON
"Their lives began on the very same day, just hours apart, at opposite ends of England. It would be fourteen years, eleven months and thirty days before they'd meet."
Jono and Pinky meet on the day before their fifteenth birthdays.
It is the start of an earth-shattering love story that will send shockwaves through their lives for years to come.
A story that will, one day, force them to make a devastating choice they could never have imagined...
Searing, tender and heartbreakingly romantic, Light Years is a novel that transcends time and will leave you reeling. Perfect for fans of Normal People, Talking at Night and One Day.
Praise for Hattie Williams:
'I inhaled this novel. Utterly believable, immersive and heartfelt. I loved it' JENNIE GODFREY
'A timeless tragedy, a story of the intricacies and illusions of true love' CHRIS WHITAKER
'Hattie's writing on early-20s friendships and their enmeshed intensity, was so convincing. I enjoyed it so much' MARIAN KEYES
'Beautifully crafted, with aftershocks of conscience' JODI PICOULT
'Intoxicating and propulsive. I inhaled it' NUSSAIBAH YOUNIS
'Sharp, compelling, and thought provoking. The perfect book club pick for 2025' LOUISE O'NEILL
'Brutal but tender, entertaining, compelling and completely believable' LAUREN BRAVO
'An instant classic of a debut: honest, winning, breakable' AJ FINN
'Raw and beautiful and true' ABIGAIL DEAN
'Fresh, unflinching and reminds us how dangerous love can be' ARAMINTA HALL
'Thrilling, compulsive and utterly addictive' KIRSTY CAPES
'A brilliantly assured debut which deftly charts the pain of young love' SJ WATSON
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-3987-2285-9 (9781398722859)
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Person
Hattie Williams left education in her teens to pursue a career as a musician. She has toured Europe extensively, made three studio albums, and worked as a composer with her tracks still regularly featured on TV and streaming services across the world. In her mid-twenties she found herself working in publishing quite by accident, and an admin temping job turned into a twelve-year career in which she worked with some of the biggest authors in the world. Hattie lives in east London. Light Years is her second novel. Her debut, Bitter Sweet, was published in 2025 and was translated into 11 languages.