‘A thrilling look at mothers and daughters, adolescence, sex, suburbia and secrets’ NELL FRIZZELL
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In the middle of a stifling suburban heatwave, fifteen-year-old Lily doesn’t come home one afternoon.
Rachel is Lily’s teacher. Her daughter Mia is Lily’s best friend. Soon, they discover that Lily planned to disappear.
As Rachel becomes obsessed with where Lily might be, and who she is with, she finds herself increasingly distrustful of Mia.
Rachel knows that her daughter is hiding something… because she is hiding something too.
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‘Stylish and sensual’ KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE
‘Beautifully explores the complicated relationship between mothers and teenage daughters’ HEAT
‘Barkworth is excruciatingly good’ OBSERVER
‘A sultry, stifling debut exploring power, consent and womanhood’ COSMOPOLITAN
Readers can’t stop talking about Heatstroke:
‘A perfect story of obsession and intrigue’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Original, compelling, bewitching’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Fans of Maggie O’Farrell will devour this’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘The perfect summer read!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
