The Girls of Summer

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

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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.

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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.


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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'