The Girls of Summer: The addictive and thought-provoking book club debut
About this ebook
‘Set to be a big summer hit’ THE INDEPENDENT
‘A gripping read that is visceral and raw. Buy it’ GLAMOUR
The last time Rachel saw the girls, they were teenagers island-hopping in Greece: making friends, finding love. One golden summer.
Now in her thirties, she’s never been able to forget the man she fell in love with back then. Even though he is almost twenty years older than her. Even though she hasn’t seen him since and she’s now married to someone else.
And when she crosses paths with one of the girls, she’s confronted with a truth that’s much darker than she ever realized.
What really happened to them all that summer?
What if everything she remembers is a lie?
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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.
'Reminiscent of HBO's hit The White Lotus... The obvious read-alike is My Dark Vanessa' BOOKLIST
'Packs an incredible punch' THE TIMES
'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
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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'
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About the author
Katie Bishop is a writer and journalist based in the UK. She grew up in the Midlands before moving to Oxford to work in publishing in her early twenties. Whilst working as an assistant editor she started writing articles in her spare time, going on to be published in the New York Times, Guardian, Independent and Vogue.
Katie started writing The Girls of Summer during the first UK COVID lockdown, after becoming increasingly interested in stories emerging from the #MeToo movement. The novel is inspired by her own experiences of backpacking, and by her interest in how our personal narratives can be reshaped and understood in light of cultural and social changes.
In 2020, Katie moved back to the Midlands, and now lives in Birmingham with her partner. She is a full-time writer.