The Naked Light
A village haunted by stories. Two women bound by a secret.
A haunting gothic tale of ancient darkness and a love that defies convention, from Sunday Times #1 bestseller Bridget Collins.
A haunting gothic tale of ancient darkness and a love that defies convention, from Sunday Times #1 bestseller Bridget Collins.
A haunting gothic tale of ancient darkness and a love that defies convention, from Sunday Times #1 bestseller Bridget Collins.
‘Matthew Plampin should rank with the best’ Sunday Times
‘Plampin is heartbreakingly good’ The Times
‘Gripping, immersive, at times very funny and beautifully written, this is historical fiction of the highest quality’ Elizabeth Fremantle
‘Lord of the Flies meets Love Island – dark, thrilling, and delightfully twisted’ LOUISE O’NEILL
‘So gripping and propulsive that it beats reality tv at its own game. Why watch TV when Aisling Rawle does it better?’ TORREY PETERS
‘A clever and delicious treat’ ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS
‘Page-turning, nail-biting… utterly bingeable’ OLIVIA GATWOOD
‘So gripping and propulsive that it beats reality TV at its own game. Why watch TV when Aisling Rawle does it better?’ TORREY PETERS
‘THIS is the book to read this summer. Easily one of my favourite novels I’ve read this year… 10 out of 10’CECELIA AHERN
‘Lord of the Flies meets Love Island – dark, thrilling, and delightfully twisted’ LOUISE O’NEILL
‘So gripping and propulsive that it beats reality tv at its own game. Why watch TV when Aisling Rawle does it better?’ TORREY PETERS
‘A clever and delicious treat’ ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS
‘Page-turning, nail-biting… utterly bingeable’ OLIVIA GATWOOD
‘Lord of the Flies meets Love Island – dark, thrilling, and delightfully twisted’ LOUISE O’NEILL
‘So gripping and propulsive that it beats reality tv at its own game. Why watch TV when Aisling Rawle does it better?’ TORREY PETERS
‘A clever and delicious treat’ ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS
‘Page-turning, nail-biting… utterly bingeable’ OLIVIA GATWOOD
‘Lord of the Flies meets Love Island – dark, thrilling, and delightfully twisted’ LOUISE O’NEILL
‘So gripping and propulsive that it beats reality tv at its own game. Why watch TV when Aisling Rawle does it better?’ TORREY PETERS
‘A clever and delicious treat’ ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS
‘Page-turning, nail-biting… utterly bingeable’ OLIVIA GATWOOD
‘Punchily provocative and often bitingly funny’ THE TIMES, Book of the Month
‘Binge-worthy, real, really funny’ KILEY REID
‘Spiky, smart and so original’ CLAIRE DAVERLEY
‘Entertaining and very timely… One of the most enjoyable novels I’ve read in a long time’ GUARDIAN
‘Stylish and beautifully written, with a case of the most decadently unhinged characters’ JAMES GOODHAND
‘Unputdownable’ ROSIE MULLENDER
Picked by Cosmopolitan as a best book of 2025.
Picked by The Bookseller as their Book of the Month for March 2025
‘A moving exploration of family, migration, class, queerness and belonging… beautifully rendered’ JESSICA ANDREWS, prize-winning author of Saltwater and Milk Teeth
‘A deeply observant, perceptive writer’ JOANNA CANNON, bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
‘Masterful… It will stay with you long after you finish it’ JJ BOLA