The Colour of the Sun is the new novel for children by UEA alumnus David Almond and has just been published by Hodder Children’s Books. David graduated from UEA with a BA in English and American Studies in 1973 and began a career as a teacher before publishing his first novel in his late forties. He has since published nearly twenty other books, including two novels for adults. His previous novel for children, A Song for Ella Grey, was published in 2014 and was the winner of the 2015 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and shortlisted for The Bookseller’s inaugural YA Book Prize.