{"product_id":"9781787636002-girls-of-summer","title":"The Girls of Summer","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eDark, timely and thought-provoking. It's a must-read' \u003ci\u003eTHE SUN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Visceral and raw. Buy it' \u003ci\u003eGLAMOUR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Reminiscent of HBO's hit \u003ci\u003eThe White Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e. The obvious read-alike is \u003ci\u003eMy Dark Vanessa\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003ci\u003eBOOKLIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Packs an incredible punch'\u003ci\u003e THE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It's set to be a big summer hit' \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn idyllic island. An all-consuming romance. The best summer of your life .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut what if everything you remember was a \u003ci\u003elie\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**********\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel has loved Alistair since she was seventeen.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEven though she hasn't seen him for sixteen years and she's now married to someone else.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEven though she was a teenager when they met.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEven though he is almost twenty years older than her.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel has never once considered herself a victim - until now.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**********\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of GIRL A, MY DARK VANESSA and LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE, \u003ci\u003eThe Girls of Summer \u003c\/i\u003eis a bold compulsive exploration of sex, power and consent, and what happens when we revisit the past with rose-tinted glasses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully written, transportive, and thought-provoking' LUCY CLARKE, author of THE CASTAWAYS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A mesmerising, unsettling and gripping debut' CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD, author of RUN TIME\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thought-provoking, timely' SARAH TURNER, author of STEPPING UP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***********\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders are talking about THE GIRLS OF SUMMER:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* 'In the age of #MeToo, this book is one that will ring true with so many people'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* 'Beautifully written with a tense, emotive plot that will be relatable to so many women'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* 'An excellent debut. Raw, real, and gut-wrenchingly familiar'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* 'Wow wow wow! I am still thinking about it, it's one of those stories that stays with you'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40846122483809,"sku":"9781787636002","price":15.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32511751.jpg?v=1737623086","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781787636002-girls-of-summer","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}