START A FIRE is a story about difficult and toxic relationships (between young people, and these with parents and family), forbidden feelings, persecution and even stalking. The main characters “burn in a fire they kindled themselves”.

From the day of its premiere, the book has sold over 200,000 copies in Poland, and has been holding first place on the bestseller lists for almost half a year.

Summary of the book:

We started a fire which we were not able to control

Victoria Joseline Clark was quite an intelligent girl but she clearly lacked judgement. For seventeen years of her life she considered herself an ordinary person and also led an ordinary life. Education in a renowned secondary school, constant fights with her irritating twin brother, frequent parties with friends, family dinners — she did not stand out from the crowd of other kids living in the small town of Culver City in California.

Unfortunately, no one prepared the girl for the fact that a tall boy with a dead look and a cold smile could be her greatest nuisance. A few ill-chosen words and being in the wrong place at the wrong time resulted in a battle she was not prepared for. Everything got out of hand when this black-eyed, jaded boy turned out to be a front-runner of illegal boxing fights her mother has hated. Victoria wished she could turn back time. Every time she looked into the jet-black eyes, she begged in her mind not to see them again. He was a problem she was not able to solve. Chaos which came. She begged for absolution which was not granted. Both of them were too great sinners for this.