title: Promising Light
author:  Emily Ann Ward 
description: Emily Ann Ward is an author living in Salem, Oregon with her husband and their two cats. Along with writing, she loves to read and travel. Her other works include Le Garde series, Finding Fiona, and The Protectors prequels. Visit her website at http://emilyannward.com
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  # THE LIGHTNESS
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Emily Temple
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  ## [Copyright](contents.xhtml#copyright)
  
  
  The Borough Press
  
  
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  Published by HarperCollins _Publishers_ 2020
  
  
  Copyright © Emily Temple 2020
  
  
  Jacket design by Ellie Game © HarperCollins _Publishers_ Ltd 2020
  
  
  Emily Temple asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this
  work.
  
  
  A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.
  
  
  This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents
  portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to
  actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
  
  
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