Girls of Summer

'Reminiscent of HBO's hit The White Lotus... The obvious read-alike is My Dark Vanessa, by Kate Elizabeth Russell, and the plot-driven tension will appeal to fans of psychological suspense' BOOKLIST A sun-soaked island. An all-consuming romance. The best summer of your life... but what if everything you remember was a lie?'Beautifully written, transportive, and thought-provoking' LUCY CLARKE, author of THE CASTAWAYS'A mesmerising, unsettling and gripping debut' CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD, author of RUN TIME'Thought-provoking, timely. The book of the summer' SARAH TURNER, author of STEPPING UP**********Rachel has loved Alistair since she was seventeen.Even though she hasn't seen him for sixteen years and she's now married to someone else.Even though she was a teenager when they met.Even though he is almost twenty years older than her.Now in her thirties, Rachel has never been able to forget their golden summer together on a remote, sun-trapped Greek island. But as dark and deeply suppressed memories rise to the surface, Rachel begins to understand that Alistair - and the enigmatic, wealthy man he worked for - controlled much more than she ever realized.Rachel has never once considered herself a victim - until now.**********For fans of GIRL A, MY DARK VANESSA and LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE, The Girls of Summer is a compulsive exploration of sex, power and consent, and what happens when we revisit the past with rose-tinted glasses.***********Early readers are already talking about THE GIRLS OF SUMMER:* 'Beautifully written with a tense, emotive plot that will be relatable to so many women'* 'An excellent debut. Raw, real, and gut-wrenchingly familiar'* 'I can see this book being an absolute smash hit'* 'Wow wow wow! I am still thinking about it, it's one of those stories that stays with you'* 'In the age of #MeToo, this book is one that will ring true with so many people'* 'A stunning debut'* 'A compelling read about processing, and the coming to terms with, trauma. Superbly written'**Available to pre-order now**