
Darkening Song - Delphine Seddon
Delphine Seddon
- Pages · 368 pages
- Publication Date · 20/04/2026
- Genre · Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
"Rarely does a debut novel shatter your heart like this." Dave Bayley, Glass Animals�"Dark, beautiful and razor-sharp." Bexy Cameron, author of Cult FollowingTO BE ADAPTED INTO A MAJOR TV SERIES�Eva is 18 years old and interning at a record label when she discovers 16 year old Alora online. Never before has she heard a voice like Alora's, and when it's clear there isn't anyone at the label interested in hearing this phenomenal talent, Eva takes matters into her own hands and offers to be Alora's manager without knowing the first thing about artist management or what's about to happen to both of them. It turns out Eva's instincts were right...Alora is catapulted into the spotlight of major superstardom, and as the two young women navigate the whirling vortex of fame - the parties, the paparazzi, the power - they form a close bond, becoming found family to each other.�But when Alora's dark and mysterious past begins to infiltrate her present, and Eva's ambition and success blind her to the obvious signs that her friend is in trouble, their lives unravel with disastrous consequences.�DARKENING SONG is a fiercely feminist story for fans of DAISY JONES & THE SIX and EUPHORIA. It's about friendship and betrayal. It's a love story and a story about trauma. But more than anything, it's a story about hope and about how dreams can come true in ways we least expect.��
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