Afterlight

Written by Rebecca Lim

Narrated by Rebecca Lim

Longlisted for the Davitt Awards

From the acclaimed, bestselling author of the 'Mercy' series and 'The Astrologer's Daughter' comes a chilling ghost story linked to the compelling 'Mercy' universe.

Since her parents died in a freak motorbike accident, Sophie Teague's life has fallen apart.

But she's just enrolled at a new high school, hoping for a fresh start.

That's until Eve, a beautiful ghost in black, starts making terrifying nightly appearances, wanting Sophie to be her hands, eyes and go-to girl.

There are loose ends that Eve needs Sophie to tie up. But dealing with the dead might just involve the greatest sacrifice of all.

Dark, thrilling and unrelentingly eerie, AFTERLIGHT will take you deep into the heart of a dangerous love story, revealing the otherworldly - and deadly - pull of past wrongs that only the living can put right.

'Readers will hold out hope for a second installment set in Lim's richly imagined world.' - KIRKUS

'I am 85% sure Rebecca Lim is not of this world.' - STEPH BOWE

'Compulsively readable.' - CATH CROWLEY

• Language: English
• Publisher: The High Street Publishing Company
• Release date: Jan 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9781667939940

Rebecca Lim

Rebecca Lim is an award-winning Australian writer, illustrator and editor and the author of over twenty books, including 'Tiger Daughter' (a Victorian Premier's Literary Award-winner), 'The Astrologer's Daughter' (A Kirkus Best Book and CBCA Notable Book) and the bestselling 'Mercy'. Her work has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Queensland Literary Awards, CBCA Book of the Year Awards and Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, shortlisted multiple times for the Aurealis Awards and Davitt Awards, and longlisted for the Gold Inky Award and the David Gemmell Legend Award. Her novels have been translated into German, French, Turkish, Portuguese, Polish and Russian. She is a co-founder of the Voices from the Intersection initiative and co-editor of 'Meet Me at the Intersection', a groundbreaking anthology of YA #OwnVoice memoir, poetry and fiction.