Seed

By Author / Illustrator

Lisa Heathfield

Genre

Personal Growth

Age range(s)

14+

Publisher

Electric Monkey

ISBN

9781405275385

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

09-02-2017

Synopsis

'Trust Us' the Kindreds tell Pearl, and so she does. A thrilling story of life in a cult.

15-year-old Pearl has lived her whole life protected within the small community at Seed, where they worship Nature and idolise their leader, Papa S. When some outsiders arrive, everything changes. Pearl experiences feelings that she never knew existed and begins to realise that there is darkness at the heart of Seed. A darkness from which she must escape, before it's too late.

A chilling and heartbreaking coming-of-age story of life within a cult, Seed was shortlisted for the Waterstones' Children's Book Prize in 2016.

Fans of Jennifer Niven's All The Bright Places and Lisa Williamson's The Art of Being Normal will love Lisa's haunting debut. 'We are obsessed with Seed' - YA Loves magazine. 'Compelling and exciting ... I would give it 5 stars' - Guardian Children's Books.

Look out for Lisa's heartbreaking YA novels, Paper Butterflies and This Boy I Hardly Know.

Lisa Heathfield launched her writing career with Seed, her stunning YA debut about a cult. Before becoming a mum to her three sons, she was a secondary school English teacher and loved inspiring teenagers to read.

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