' Trust Us' the Kindreds tell Pearl & so she does A thrilling story of life in a cult Fifteen-year-old Pearl has lived her whole life protected within the small community at Seed where they worship Nature & idolise their leader Papa S When some outsiders arrive everything changes Pearl experiences feelings that she never knew existed & begins to realise that there is darkness at the heart of Seed A darkness from which she must escape before it's too late A chilling & heartbreaking coming-of-age story of life within a cult Seed was shortlisted for the Waterstones' Children's Book Prize in 2016 Fans of Jennifer Niven's All The Bright Places & Lisa Williamson's The Art of Being Normal will love Lisa's haunting debut ' We are obsessed with Seed'
- YA Loves magazine Compelling & exciting I would give it 5 stars'
- Guardian Children's Books Look out for Lisa's heartbreaking new title Paper Butterflies Lisa Heathfield launched her writing career with Seed her stunning YA debut about a cult Before becoming a mum to her three sons she was a secondary school English teacher & loved inspiring teenagers to read Paper Butterflies is her beautiful & heart-breaking second novel Lisa lives in Brighton