Carnegie Medal Best Book (nominee)
YA Book Prize Best Young Adult
Winner of the YA Book Prize 2018.
Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
Selected for the 2017 Zoella & Friends Book Club.
The things I’ve seen are burned into me, like scars that refuse to fade.
Father John controls everything inside The Fence. And Father John likes rules. Especially about never talking to Outsiders. Because Father John knows the truth. He knows what is right, and what is wrong. He knows what is coming.
Moonbeam is starting to doubt, though. She’s starting to see the lies behind Father John’s words. She wants him to be found out.
What if the only way out of the darkness is to light a fire?
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Praise for this book
"A masterclass in suspense." - Amy Alward
"A gripping story of survival with a big heart. Scary, exciting and uplifting all at the same time." - Juno Dawson
"Powerful and beautiful." - Maggie Harcourt
"It will keep you up late until you get to the very end." - Maureen Johnson
"Genuinely different... thrilling and spellbinding." - Patrick Ness
"Absorbing, gripping and darkly fascinating...it's a must-read novel!." - Sarah Pinborough
"One of the most brilliantly realized characters in contemporary YA." - J P Smythe
"A gripping story of survival with a big heart. Scary, exciting and uplifting all at the same time." - Juno Dawson
"Powerful and beautiful." - Maggie Harcourt
"It will keep you up late until you get to the very end." - Maureen Johnson
"Genuinely different... thrilling and spellbinding." - Patrick Ness
"Absorbing, gripping and darkly fascinating...it's a must-read novel!." - Sarah Pinborough
"One of the most brilliantly realized characters in contemporary YA." - J P Smythe
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