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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 Pe¤a, Pura Belprée honoree and award-winning YA novelist of The Living and Mexican WhiteBoy

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