{"product_id":"how-the-light-gets-in-paperback","title":"How the Light Gets in - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. J. Hyland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful debut from an Australian novelist that features one of the most likeable but contrary figures you are likely to meet in contemporary fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLou Connor, a gifted, unhappy sixteen-year-old, is desperate to escape her life of poverty in Sydney. When she is offered an exchange student placement at a school in America it seems as if her dreams will be fulfilled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer host family has a beautiful house in Illinois and couldn't be more welcoming . . . until she starts to be distubed by the suffocating and repressed atmosphere of their suburban mansion and things begin to go terribly wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow the Light Gets In\u003c\/i\u003e is an acutely observed story of adolescence, reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e in its dissection of engrained prejudices and middle-class hypocrisy. In Lou Connor, Hyland has created a larger-than-life protagonist who mesmerises the reader with her vivacity and vulnerability, from hopeful beginning to unexpected, haunting end.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Heartbreaking and compelling.\" \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLou 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 . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow 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, \u003cbr\u003efrom hopeful beginning to unexpected, haunting end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An astonishingly well-written slice of reality.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hyland excels at atmosphere . . . she brings the long-forgotten teenage sensation of drowning in life's uncomprehended complexities horribly alive.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An intriguing and disturbing work which shimmers with edgy brilliance.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eM.J Hyland is an ex-lawyer and the author of three multi-award-winning novels: \u003ci\u003e How the Light Gets In\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eCarry Me Down\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003eThis is How\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). \u003ci\u003eCarry Me Down\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won both the Hawthornden Prize and the Encore Prize. M.J Hyland has twice been longlisted for the Orange Prize (2004 and 2009), the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (2004 and 2007) and \u003ci\u003eThis is How\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) was also longlisted for the Dublin International IMPAC prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eM.J Hyland is also a lecturer in Creative Writing in the Centre for New Writing at the University of Manchester where she runs fiction workshops, alongside Martin Amis (2007-2010), Colm Toibin (2010-2011) and Jeanette Winterson (2013 - ). M.J Hyland also runs regular Fiction Masterclasses in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Masterclass Programme, and has twice been shortlisted for the BBC Short Story Prize (2011 and 2012). She also publishes in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e 'How to Write' series, and has written nonfiction for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. M.J Hyland is also co-founder of the Hyland \u0026amp; Byrne Editing Firm (see - www.editingfirm \u0026amp; www.mjhyland.com). She lives in Manchester.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48289440268537,"sku":"9781841956114","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/EEhRjHgr2e9781841956114.webp?v=1776263791","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/how-the-light-gets-in-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}