{"product_id":"hyland-maria-how-the-light-gets-in-9781841956114","title":"How the Light Gets in","description":"\"Heartbreaking and compelling.\" Observer Lou Connor, a gifted, unhappy sixteen-year-old, is desperate to escape her life of poverty in Sydney. When she is offered a place as an exchange student at a school in America it seems as if her dreams will be fulfilled . . . How the Light Gets In is an acutely observed story of adolescence, shot through with spiky humour. In Lou Connor M.J. Hyland has created a larger-than-life heroine who captivates the reader with her vivacity and vulnerability, from hopeful beginning to unexpected, haunting end. \"Hyland nails the alternating excitement and embarrassment of being a teenager . . . a writer grappling with serious questions about how we make our way through the world.\" New York Times \"An astonishingly well-written slice of reality.\" Telegraph \"Hyland excels at atmosphere . . . she brings the long-forgotten teenage sensation of drowning in life's uncomprehended complexities horribly alive.\" The Times \"An intriguing and disturbing work which shimmers with edgy brilliance.\" Sunday Herald","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - good","offer_id":53190826590550,"sku":"9781841956114-G","price":33.42,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Used - acceptable","offer_id":53213632135510,"sku":"9781841956114-B","price":2.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Used - very good","offer_id":53215575081302,"sku":"9781841956114-V","price":67.11,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9781841956114_1.jpg?v=1777911528","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/hyland-maria-how-the-light-gets-in-9781841956114","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}