The Girls of Summer - Katie Bishop

''Dark, timely and thought-provoking. It''s a must-read'' THE SUN''Visceral and raw. Buy it'' GLAMOUR''Reminiscent of HBO''s hit The White Lotus... The obvious read-alike is My Dark Vanessa'' BOOKLIST''Packs an incredible punch'' THE TIMES''It''s set to be a big summer hit'' The IndependentAn idyllic island. An all-consuming romance. The best summer of your life . . .But what if everything you remember was a lie?**********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 bold compulsive exploration of sex, power and consent, and what happens when we revisit the past with rose-tinted glasses.''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'' SARAH TURNER, author of STEPPING UP***********Readers are talking about THE GIRLS OF SUMMER:* ''In the age of #MeToo, this book is one that will ring true with so many people''* ''Beautifully written with a tense, emotive plot that will be relatable to so many women''* ''An excellent debut. Raw, real, and gut-wrenchingly familiar''* ''Wow wow wow! I am still thinking about it, it''s one of those stories that stays with you''