By Josh Silver (author)
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The deliciously dark new thriller from award-winning YA author Josh Silver, perfect for fans of Black Mirror and Holly Jackson.
Welcome to TraumaLand. You are now Jack.
Your story will start in 3... 2... 1...
Eli has been in a near-fatal accident, which has left him with no memory and no emotions. According to his therapist, he suffers from an Overwhelming Emptiness.
Desperate to feel something again, Eli winds up at TraumaLand, an underground club where crowds of emotionally numb party-goers seek a new thrill. Through hyper-real virtual reality simulations, they can experience nightmarish events happening to other people.
But when Eli immerses himself in Jack's story, he starts to suspect there may be a darker - more dangerous - truth to the club.
'A visceral and gripping thriller ... you have no choice but to follow Eli into Traumaland.' Lex Croucher, author of Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
Josh Silver grew up on a farm in the Lake District, before moving to Manchester with his family, where he spent his teenage years loving the city. He moved to London to train at RADA as an actor, and after graduating performed in the West End and on Broadway. After deciding to change careers, Josh began training as a mental health nurse and at the same time started writing his first book. Josh lives in Manchester with his boyfriend and their dog, Dodger.
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The deliciously dark new thriller from award-winning YA author Josh Silver, perfect for fans of Black Mirror and Holly Jackson. Welcome to TraumaLand.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed TraumaLand and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
TraumaLand features in the following genres: Featured Books for Young Adults, Romance / Relationship Stories, Thrillers, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian and utopian fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Adventure Stories, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE)
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TraumaLand was written by Josh Silver and published by Rock the Boat an imprint of Oneworld Publications
TraumaLand has 393 pages
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