About the Author

After graduating with a degree in theatre and a postgraduate diploma in public relations, Lydia Ruffles spent a decade working in corporate communications in between travels. She is a graduate of the acclaimed Faber Academy and lives in London. The Taste of Blue Light is her first novel. Find her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @lydiaruffles

Reviews

If Sylvia Plath wrote a novel for young adults, The Taste of Blue Light would be it... Beautiful. Visceral. Gripping. I loved it
*Louise O'Neill, author of Asking For It*

A gripping Bell Jar-type narrative of mental distress and confusion
*Financial Times*

Remember the name Lydia Ruffles: this devastating and brilliant YA book goes to the most
unexpected of places and will leave you mulling it over for days, weeks and months after
*Stylist*

This gripping thriller will stay with you long after you finish the last page
*The Sun on Sunday*

dark and affecting...a truly unforgettable debut
*Heat Magazine*

An original take on trauma and memory loss...Lux's voice engages readers on issues that are timely, absorbing and perceptively related
*Irish Times*

A game-changing exploration of mental health
*Emerald Street*

An achingly moving read. Lux is vivid, feisty, vulnerable, brave, darkly humorous, as she fights a battle she doesn't understand. Ruffles' writing is mesmerising and beautiful.I was immersed in Lux's world from the first page
*Debbie Howells, author of The Bones of You*

Vivid, overwhelming, powerful, this is a visceral novel exploringfirst love, obsession and the curse and wonder of synaesthesia
*Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle*

It's very brave, and fierce, and electric
*Sara Barnard, author of Beautiful Broken Things*

This is a beautiful book, both inside and out ... I devoured every page
*Alice Feeney, author of Sometimes I Lie*

Startling and mesmeric. Lux is a refreshingly complex heroine
*Daisy Buchanan, author of How to be a Grown Up*

Beautiful. Visceral. Gripping. If Sylvia Plath wrote a novel foryoung adults, The Taste of Blue Light would be it
*Louise O'Neill, author of Asking for It*

Brimming to full with tenderness and caustic wit. Immaculately
written, the journey inside the damaged mind of Lux Langleywill leave you feeling overwhelmed and amazed
*Richard Skinner, author of The Mirror*