For Young people
From the multiple award-winning ghost story writer of Breathe and The Hunting Ground comes his first novel in ten years – a burning nightmare of psychological horror with the pulse of a thriller.
Consumed with guilt following her elder brother’s fatal accident, Holly escapes to the isolated seaside home of Gant House with her family. But the house has a menacing history, and the restless spirit inside has been waiting a long time for a family as perfect as Holly’s to turn up. Who is the child, Lily? And what is the terrifying dark power swirling at the heart of the house, whose touch means death?
Can Holly uncover the truth behind the monster in Lily’s past? Or will she and her family simply become Gant House’s next sacrificial victims?
If you fancy winning one of five sets of 10 copies of Lily’s Monster for your YA Book Club, please email uclanpublishing@uclan.ac.uk with the subject header ‘Reading Agency – Lily’s Monster’ and include the following:
- Name of your reading group
- Age of group members
- Name of local library authority or school (if applicable)
- Name of your main group contact (your name)
- Email address of main group contact (this is so that we can contact you on whether your pitch is successful or not)
- Full address of library or school (best address to send the books if your group is successful)
- Tell us more about your group (how often you meet, the type of books you like to read etc.)
- Please tell us why your group would like to take part in this offer.
- If your group is selected, how will you promote excitement about this book with your group?
- Is your group happy to read, discuss and review the book?
- Will you be able to share some images with your group (these can be without faces), of your display or your reviews on social media?
The deadline is 15 October.
The books will be delivered to you by the end of October and you will have six weeks after you receive the book to send back individual reviews. We anonymise your applications and share with the publisher to help select the clubs.
Please only apply if you will be able to send the club’s feedback six weeks after receiving books. If you do not send in feedback in return for the free books you will not be able to apply for other opportunities. We also welcome photos and screengrabs of any social media posts.
