{"product_id":"heatstroke-9781472265623","title":"Heatstroke","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDO YOU REMEMBER THE SUMMER THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''A thrilling look at mothers and daughters, adolescence, sex, suburbia and secrets'' \u003cb\u003eNELL FRIZZELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Unsettling, challenging and utterly immersive'' \u003cb\u003eCLARE MACKINTOSH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A sultry, stifling debut exploring power, consent and womanhood'' \u003cb\u003eCOSMOPOLITAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ---\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Rachel and her daughter have never had secrets. Until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLily is somewhere she shouldn''t be. With someone she shouldn''t be with.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMia misses her best friend. But she let her down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the middle of a stifling heatwave, Rachel, Lily and Mia stand on the edge of irrevocable change. Soon, just one burning question will remain... \u003cb\u003ehow could they let things go this far?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA provocative debut novel for fans of \u003ci\u003eMy Dark Vanessa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Push\u003c\/i\u003e by Ashley Audrain and Megan Nolan''s \u003ci\u003eActs of Desperation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e---\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Barkworth is excruciatingly good'' \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarkworth is excruciatingly good\u003c\/b\u003e at encapsulating that point in life where Mia and Lily stand - on the edge of growing up... \u003cb\u003eIntense and claustrophobic, this is an impressive first book\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003esultry, stifling\u003c\/b\u003e debut * Cosmopolitan *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping and intensely atmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e... beautifully explores the complicated relationship between mothers and teenage daughters... \u003cb\u003eyou won't want to put this down\u003c\/b\u003e * Heat *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eatmospheric read\u003c\/b\u003e that \u003cb\u003ewill draw you into its tangled web\u003c\/b\u003e * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDark and unsettling\u003c\/b\u003e * Red *\u003cbr\u003ePainfully real, and so beautifully written\u003cb\u003e I wanted to stay within its pages forever. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeatstroke\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eunsettling, challenging and utterly immersive\u003c\/b\u003e -- Clare Mackintosh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStylish\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003esensual\u003c\/b\u003e -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave\u003cbr\u003eTense, sultry, unsettling, sweaty and evocative . . . \u003cb\u003eA thrilling look at mothers and daughters, adolescence, sex, suburbia and secrets\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nell Frizzell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePulls you into its sweaty interior and keeps you gripped\u003c\/b\u003e to the end. \u003cb\u003eDarkly atmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e and so well written -- Renée Knight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSexy, sensual, difficult, provocative \u003c\/b\u003e- I was hooked for every twist, turn and revelation. This is \u003cb\u003edefinitely one of the best reads of the summer\u003c\/b\u003e. I was blown away -- Laura Jane Williams\u003cbr\u003eI am \u003cb\u003eaddicted\u003c\/b\u003e!... A \u003cb\u003egripping, dark and twisty\u003c\/b\u003e read with \u003cb\u003ebeautiful, poetic writing\u003c\/b\u003e -- Emma Gannon\u003cbr\u003eI\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003egulped this whole thing down\u003c\/b\u003e in one sitting. It's \u003cb\u003ecompulsive, sticky and full of gorgeous writing\u003c\/b\u003e -- Kirstin Innes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaw, unsparing and almost unbearably tender\u003c\/b\u003e. Perfect sentences swim gracefully across every page, overlaying a narrative that delights in wrong-footing the readers' assumptions. \u003cb\u003eI couldn't tear myself away\u003c\/b\u003e -- Erin Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA scorching tale of obsession, betrayal \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ethe wounds that mothers and daughters inflict on each other\u003c\/b\u003e in the name of love -- Tammy Cohen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFevered and claustrophobic \u003c\/b\u003e -- Jane Healey, author of The Animals at Lockwood Manor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739444687191,"sku":"9781472265623","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472265623.jpg?v=1720052263","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/heatstroke-9781472265623","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}