In the Autumn of 1931, eighteen-year-old Freya Trevelyan runs away from her home in Cornwall to follow her dream of becoming an actress.
When she is invited to join a theatrical company about to head out on tour, Freya thinks the path to success is clear, and, amidst all the glamour and bustle of stage life, she finds - for the first time - a place to belong. But can reality ever live up to her expectations? What if her life - and falling in love - turn out to be nothing like she planned?
'The perfect comfort read' Ella Risbridger, author of Midnight Chicken
'Pure escapism ... a wildly romantic, delicious indulgence' Observer
'A brilliant, beautiful book' Louise O'Neill, author of The Surface Breaks
'Perfect for glamour-soaked summer escapism' Mail on Sunday
Author
About Laura Wood
Laura Wood is the winner of the Montegrappa Scholastic Prize for New Children’s Writing. Her first YA novel A Sky Painted Gold was shortlisted for the 2019 YA Book Prize, 2018 BAMB Readers’ Awards and the 2019 Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Awards.
She is also the author of the critically acclaimed Vote for Effie and the Poppy Pym series for younger readers.
