A Flash of Neon

Neon is Laurie's first kiss and her best friend. He's the person she turns to when she needs someone to talk to—he gets her. Which is unsurprising, given she made him up. And when he comes crashing into the real world, he turns her life upside down.

Laurie loves stories. She loves reading them in her mums' bookshop in their small Scottish town. She loves sharing them with new readers. She also loves telling stories about people she's not yet met and places she's not yet been. But when one of these people comes crashing into Laurie's world, it turns her whole life upside down.

Neon is the boy Laurie's been dreaming of for the last six months, and he's exactly as she had created him—down to his ability to play any instrument he picks up. And when he steps off the train and into Laurie's world, he teaches her what it means to be real.

A fantastical story about imagination and friendship from the award-winning author of Away with Words.