ISBN The Loneliest Girl in the Universe book Paperback 304 pages

A sci-fi romance / thriller with a killer twist set in space from the beloved author of The Next Together series.
Nominated for the 2019 Carnegie medal_x000D_
One of Barnes & Noble’s Top 15 YA Books of 2018_x000D_
Shortlisted for the STEAM Book Award, celebrating science in fiction_x000D_
"A tense psychological thriller that will leave you gasping for air. - Scotsman_x000D_
“Lauren James is a genius.” – SFX Magazine

Can you fall in love with someone you've never met, never even spoken to – someone who is light years away? _x000D_
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Romy Silvers is the only surviving crew-member of a spaceship travelling to a new planet, on a mission to establish a second home for humanity. Alone in space, she is the loneliest girl in the universe until she hears about a new ship which has launched from Earth – with a single passenger on board. A boy called J. _x000D_
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Their only communication is via email – and due to the distance between them, their messages take months to transmit. And yet Romy finds herself falling in love._x000D_
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But what does Romy really know about J? And what do the mysterious messages which have started arriving from Earth really mean? Sometimes, there's something worse than being alone...