It is the near future. A medical breakthrough solves the problem of prolonged old age. When a person thinks they've had enough of living, their 'Switch' flips and they instantly die.
15-year-old Margaretta lives in fear of her Switch ? she survives her unhappy home life only by shutting out all feelings.
Her emotional armour starts to crack when she meets Sky, a charismatic homeless boy, and runs away with him. But as their romance grows, they discover the devastating truth about the Switch.
With countless lives at stake, can they make the world listen in time?
Finalist in the Mslexia Children's Novel Competition, longlisted for the Times / Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition, from the winner of Best Book For Teenagers in the 2025 Wishing Shelf Book Awards.
