<b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARD 2020</b><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READER AWARDS 2021</b><b>''Brilliant and impactful'' - Pandora Sykes</b>This is the story of one family, one dreamy summer ¿ the summer when everything changes. In a holiday house by the sea, in a big, messy family, one teenager watches as brothers and sisters, parents and older cousins fill hot days with wine and games and planning a wedding. Enter the Goddens ¿ irresistible, charming, languidly sexy Kit and surly, silent Hugo. Suddenly there¿s a serpent in this paradise ¿ and the consequences will be devastating. From bestselling, award-winning author Meg Rosoff comes a lyrical and quintessential coming-of-age tale ¿ a summer book that¿s as heady, timeless and irresistible as <i>Bonjour Tristesse</i> and <i>I Capture the Castle</i> but as sharp and fresh as <i>Normal People</i>.<b>Featuring a bonus essay from Meg Rosoff on her experiences of summer, this is THE unmissable book of the summer.</b><b