{"title":"Books by Louise Finch","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780702331084","title":"Iris Green, Unseen","description":"From the highly-acclaimed author of The Eternal      Return of Clara Hart comes a devastating heartbreak      romance with a speculative twist.         When Iris Green discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her      with one of her best friends, she doesn’t just feel invisible      – she actually becomes invisible.         And the less she can be seen herself, the more      she understands the people around her, including Baker, the boy in      the darkroom, who might be exactly what she needs to make her way      back to herself.               A powerful novel about self-discovery in the wake of a traumatic      event      The Eternal Return of Clara Hart was shortlisted      for the Bookseller YA book prize in 2023, the 2023 Yoto Carnegie      Medal for Writing and the Branford Boase Award      Perfect for fans of Laura Nowlin’s If He Had Been      With Me and Dustin Thao’s You’ve      Reached Sam            Praise for Louise Finch:      \"Compulsively readable.\" – The Guardian      \"An incredibly touching story\" – Inis Magazine,      Children’s Books Ireland      \"Finch’s writing makes me tingle all over.\" – A. Connors,      author of The Girl Who Broke the Sea      \"Emotionally raw and deeply resonant; Iris Green, Unseen carved      a dark, bruised corner from my heart, held it up to the light and      healed it. Essential reading for anyone who’s had to navigate      school while protecting a fragile heart.\" – Brianna      Bourne, Carnegie-nominated author of The Half-Life of      Love      \"Such beautiful writing, such real characters; I felt every ache      of Iris’s struggles and couldn’t put it down wanting      to know how it would all end. So many people will identify with      her – a must-read!\" – Sue Wallman, author of I      Know You Did It\"Traversing heartbreak, romance and the      complexities of friendship, Iris Green. is a poignant, deeply moving      look at one girl's journey to put herself back together, discovering      difficult truths about herself and others along the way.\"      – Observer","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294046237045,"sku":"9780702331084","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780702331084_2f985632-3bae-41d1-ab09-6c26dc6263ff.jpg?v=1786014991"},{"product_id":"9781912417247","title":"The Eternal Return of Clara Hart","description":"In this YA sensation, a teen boy becomes trapped in a time loop of the day of his classmate’s death and must confront toxic masculinity, his own complicity and the courage it takes to change the future. Louise Finch’s Carnegie shortlisted time-loop YA novel ‘tackles sexual assault, toxic masculinity, and grief with precision and courage’ (Kirkus starred review).   Wake up. Friday. Clara Hart hits my car. Go to class. Anthony rates the girls. House party. Anthony goes upstairs with Clara. Drink. Clara dies. Wake up. Friday again. Clara Hart hits my car… Why can’t I break this loop?Spence and Anthony have been friends for years, but it’s only when he witnesses a classmate die in what looks like a tragic accident at a house party that a flicker in the fabric of time helps Spence ‘see’ Anthony for the first time.   When Spence wakes up to the same day again and sees Clara, the girl who died, alive and well, it’s clear he’s been granted a second chance. And a third. And a fourth…Caught in a loop, condemned to experience the same 24 hours over and over, Spence tries to prevent the terrible events of the party. To break the spell, he has to re-evaluate everything he previously took for granted and find the courage to call out his own and others’ complicity in events that marked the life and death of Clara Hart.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369350443381,"sku":"9781912417247","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781912417247.jpg?v=1786030986"},{"product_id":"everything-you-never-wanted","title":"Everything You Never Wanted","description":"What would you be willing to give to save the love      of your life?      That's the question seventeen-year-old Avery must ask herself      the night her boyfriend is attacked and a strange figure appears      asking her what she'd do to save his life. As he lies dying, Avery      makes a deal: trade two years of her life to save him. She says      yes.         When she wakes up the next morning, Avery is met with friends,      family and a boyfriend that have moved on without her. Two years      have passed. Her friends are at university; her parents have grieved      and moved on, and so has Bram - the boy she loves. It seems      they have put the night of the attack behind them and are shocked      when Avery - who was presumed missed - makes a return after two      years.       But for Avery it's a different story. Their past is her present.         And now she's seventeen in her head, trapped in a nineteen-year-old's      life, trying to find the answers for what happened that night,      and who the strange entity she made a deal with was.       And when the entity returns, it offers new terms: grant someone      else their deepest wish, or Bram dies again. The first time, she      didn't have to think. This time, she has to decide what his life      is really worth.       A brand-new YA speculative romance from YOTO Carnegie      Medal and Branford Boase Award Nominee Louise Finch.               Perfect for fans of Laura Nowlin's If He Had Been With Me      and Adam Silvera's They All Die In The End      A powerful speculative YA novel that deals with themes of grief,      love and self-identity","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57507807723893,"sku":"9780702331091","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-louise-finch.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}