Oscar had lost his place at both school and home.

Simply because he happened to fall for boys.

After confessing his feelings to his best friend, Oscar becomes the target of relentless bullying.

Despite his friend's seemingly affectionate behavior, he turns against Oscar, spreading the secret to their classmates.

Pushed to the edge, Oscar begins to engage in self-harm.

Determined to grow stronger, he joins a judo class, where he meets Sergio, a young man with a free-spirited outlook on life.

With no sanctuary at school or in a home ruled by his traditionally-minded, authoritarian father, Oscar finds solace in Sergio, who accepts him without question.

Their bond deepens, but love is never simple.

Sergio is open with his affections, but Oscar, scarred by past heartbreak, struggles to move forward.

Then, the worst happens—his father discovers the truth about his sexuality...

Author: Mike Lightwood

Blogger and translator, Mike Lightwood based *Burning Like Fire* on real-life experiences of young people he connected with online. This was his debut novel.

Translator: Naoko Muraoka

Born in Hyogo Prefecture, she graduated from Doshisha University’s Faculty of Letters.

A Spanish translator, lecturer, and proofreader.

Her fiction translations include *Last Way Out* by Federico Axat (published by Hayakawa Shobo), while her non-fiction works (under the name Naoko Aoto) include *A Visual History of the Spanish Royal Family* (co-translated with Megumi Yoshida, published by Harushobo) and *Good Crisis* by Alex Rovira (co-translated with Shibumi Tanai, published by CCC Media House).

【Author】Mike Lightwood, Naoko Muraoka

【Release Date】February 26, 2018

【Publisher】Thousand Books

【Format】A5

【Pages】493 pages

【Price】2,300 JPY + tax

【Language】Japanese

【ISBN】978-4909125064