Steffi doesn't talk Rhys can't hear They understand each other perfectly Love isn't always a lightning strike Sometimes it's the rumbling roll of thunder Steffi has been a selective mute for most of her life
- she's been silent for so long that she feels completely invisible But Rhys the new boy at school sees her He's deaf & her knowledge of basic sign language means that she's assigned to look after him To Rhys it doesn't matter that Steffi doesn't talk & as they find ways to communicate Steffi finds that she does have a voice & that she's falling in love with the one person who makes her feel brave enough to use it The stunning new novel from the bestselling author of Beautiful Broken Things is a love story about the times when a whisper is as good as a shout Praise for Beautiful Broken Things' Beautiful Broken Things is the book I've been waiting for It made me want to go & rugby-tackle my best friends & give them a giant hug It's a beautiful tale of the power & complexities of female friendship' Holly Bourne author of Am I Normal Yet?' Beautiful Broken Things is a book that the YA world desperately needs
- a book about the beauty passion & extremities of female friendship' Alice Oseman author of Solitaire' Starkly realistic & ultimately uplifting Beautiful Broken Things is a compelling tale of pain & redemption growing up & growing together & finding empowerment & strength in friendship' Catherine Doyle author of Vendetta' Stories about female friendships are hard to come by especially ones with no romance but Beautiful Broken Things fills that gap in an intensely compelling & passionate way' Lauren James author of The Next Together