a novel about the pain and rewards of facing up to real life
Six people are drawn together during a sun-charged summer in a southern French city. With emotions heightened, misunderstandings and hasty reactions become inevitable and, with such tangled connections, any action holds consequences for them all.
Faced with false hopes, frustrated love, disillusionment and loss, each is compelled to reflect on recent events and to move closer to a deeper understanding of what really matters to them in life.
‘Vivid writing… All these characters are carefully observed, real people… Read it and sigh for the transitory beauty of youth and first love.’ Timeout
‘Sexy and heady’ Cosmopolitan
‘Sexy, emotional and astute… A well-observed first novel…which totally enchanted’ Bookseller
‘Super debut’ Daily Mirror
‘Her prose is clean and uncluttered and she knows how to keep the reader moving down the narrative path’ Daily Telegraph
sarah jackman 