Cut Him Out in Little Stars

A stunning historical YA romance from bestselling author Lucy Strange, for fans of Laura Wood or Alwyn Hamilton.

'An utterly luminous book, which stayed with me long after the final pages' NATASHA FARRANT

'An achingly beautiful coming of age story, with a stunning romance I feared might break my heart at any page' ALWYN HAMILTON

'Brilliantly plotted, sensitive characterisation and beautiful, glorious landscape … people are rightly comparing it to I Capture The Castle' EMMA CARROLL

'A deeply atmospheric coming-of-age story with a touch of the gothic' OBSERVER

Heartbroken after the death of her fighter pilot fiancé, Juliet is sent to stay with her sister at Samphire House. But when she discovers the body of a local girl washed up on the beach, past mysteries come flooding back.

Under the darkening skies of wartime England, Juliet is thrown together with a handsome stranger.

Can she find the courage to confront her deepest fears, put right a terrible injustice, and – even as the world burns around her – risk falling in love once more?

• Gorgeously romantic clean teen fiction from bestselling author Lucy Strange, author of Sisters of the Lost Marsh, The Ghost of Gosswater and Waterstones Prize-shortlisted Our Castle by the Sea
• An unforgettable, sweeping WW2 romance with a thrilling murder mystery thread
• Romance tropes include opposites attract, romantic betrayal, heartbreak to hope
• Think summer by the sea, sunrise picnics on the beach, and secret midnight meetings under the stars!