The sky is painted gold

A novel by masterful Laura Wood about growing up and finding yourself. Seventeen-year-old Lu is almost estranged from her family after her sister's wedding. Everyone whispers that her future is marriage and a quiet life in a sleepy village. But the girl understands that she wants something else. And so interesting Lou, who dreams of becoming a writer, unexpectedly falls into Cardew's society and plunges into adult life in the circle of "golden youth", illuminated by glitter and glamour. So where will she end up? Will he give up his own ambitions? Will he overcome the unstoppable "gravity of the elite" and save himself?