The Things We Leave Behind : Carnegie-shortlisted title

* Winner of the Southern Schools Book Awards 2025, shortlisted for the UKLA Books Prize 2025 and the Carnegie Medal 2025.�How I Live Now meets Exodus - a startling YA dystopia that imagines London as the epicentre of the refugee crisis, from critically acclaimed author Clare Furniss. `Compulsive, poignant YA dystopia' The Guardian `An exquisite, devastating read' The Irish Times `Genuinely moving' Daily Mail `Reminiscent of Meg Rosoff's How I Live Now and Paul Lynch's Book Prize-winning dystopia Prophet Song, this is a devastating novel which speaks to the present political moment' Just Imagine Civil unrest in London has reached an all-time high after years of a growing authoritarian regime, and it's no longer safe for Clem and her half-sister Billie in the city. Clem tells�of their treacherous�journey�to Scotland, by road and then by sea, fleeing with nothing but a notebook filled with stories and memories of home. But is there�something�Clem's not�saying? And how will this�journey�- and the sisters' story�- end? With the start of a new life? Or a mirror held up to the past?PRAISE FOR THE THINGS WE LEAVE BEHIND: `Remarkable. A frighteningly relevant and moving novel, told with impeccable style. Clare Furniss is one of the very best writers for young people and this new novel is her finest yet. I loved it.' Sarah Crossan, author of Where The Heart Should Be � `Beautifully written, page-turning in the extreme, and deep and person and global' A.F. Harrold, author of The Imaginary and The Worlds We Leave Behind � `I couldn't stop reading The Things We Leave Behind. Devastating and unsparing but full of hope and love too. It was a privilege to read it.' Candy Gourlay, author of Wild Song � `This book is exceptional. Years and Years meets The End We Start From for teenagers. Should be on every secondary set text list.' Joanna Nadin, author of A Calamity of Mannerings � `Gripping, moving, tense, twisty and very, very necessary. It all felt so utterly real and terrifyingly possible.' Lisa Williamson, author of The Art of Being Normal � `Such moving, thought-provoking, compelling story-telling. Wonderful characters. Utterly convincing. I loved it.' Julia Green, author of Ettie and the Midnight Pool `Reminiscent of Meg Rosoff's How I Live Now and Paul Lynch's Book Prize-winning dystopia Prophet Song, this is a devastating novel which speaks to the present political moment' Just ImaginePRAISE FOR CLARE FURNISS: `Lingers in the mind long after the final word has been read'��Malorie Blackman, author of Noughts & Crosses� � `Absolutely gorgeous, heartfelt and incredibly enjoyable' Robin Stevens, author of the Murder Most Unladylike series� `Funny, sharply observed, shocking and wonderful' Sunday Times� `A beautifully executed story . . . gloriously funny, deeply emotional and a triumph'�Daily Mail � `Beautifully written' Stylist �