behind the sky

'Searingly honest' story of friendship between two struggling teens by Wales Book of the Year Award-winning and YA Book Prize shortlisted author

'The best, most powerful novel I've read in years. A Masterpiece.' Manon Steffan Ros

'Incredibly raw, powerful and moving.' Liz Hyder

Sixteen-year-old Deian wants to be something that doesn’t exist: normal. He wants to ride the school bus without having a panic attack and to have real conversations with real friends, not imagined ones with dead artists.

Anest, 17, has long abandoned her quest for normality. She doesn’t think she deserves to be here, so doesn’t really care if everyone thinks she’s obnoxious (well, maybe everyone apart from that girl she can’t stop staring at).

The two very different teens meet by chance late one night. They support each other unfailingly, but are unable to turn the same affection towards themselves.

Can Anest and Deian break free from the weight of normality and realise that an entire sky of possibilities is waiting for them?

Don't miss this electrifying YA novel adapted by the author from her Welsh language award-winning debut