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**