The Brightness

This book is the beginning of a chain of inevitable events. I didn't just want to tell you a story though, I wanted to say something. It's more than a story; it's a message and a dream which I hope you will breathe in and savour as much as I have. Writing a book is a very personal thing, and I wanted to take you in to a world hinged on imagination and reality, then show you a glimpse of possibility. Come on this journey, which spans two books and all of time; you won't be disappointed! Without spoiling it for you, it's a story of a young woman's desire to make her mark, to try to change the things she sees wrong with her society - our society. She does this by founding an organisation called The Collective, which draws people together through the power of their positive thoughts, to affect that change. She gives this gift to young people, seeing that they have little to inspire or motivate them and this is where a group of children become the driving force in the story. They learn to work together and to operate with a benevolent light force called The Brightness, who empowers and inspires them. All is not what it seems, however, as a sinister plot is unveiled within the realm of the Castle where they have learnt to come together. It's an other-worldly place, generated by the creative power of the dynamic and resourceful Scarlett Tang and infused by the imaginations of countless young people. It's a place of possibility, of hope, which is now under threat. Perhaps I am a dreamer - I like to think I am - but I am also a believer. I believe in no limits and in the potential for so much more than we see around us. That's why I wrote this book. What do you believe in? This is the debut novel by Kate Pollard.