A darkly comic and searingly honest novel about going back to your roots by the bestselling author of The Rachel Incident

CHARLIE REGAN'S LIFE ISN'T GOING FORWARD, SO SHE'S DECIDED TO GO BACK.

After a tough few years floundering around the British film industry, experimenting with amateur pornography and watching her father's health rapidly decline, Charlie and her best friend Laura journey to her ancestral home of Clipim, an island off the west coast of Ireland. She knows this could be the last chance to connect with her dad's history before she loses him.

But when the girls arrive, Charlie begins to question both her difficult relationship with Laura and her father's childhood stories. Before long, she's embroiled in a devastating conspiracy that's been sixty years in the making . . . and it's up to her to reveal the truth.

'A perfect page-turner. I loved it' DOLLY ALDERTON

'Wonderful' MARIAN KEYES

'A darkly humorous, keenly observed blend of millennial drift and murder mystery from a razor-sharp writer' RED

'A dark yet joyous novel about family and friendship' GRAZIA

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Charlie's life isn't going forward - so she's decided to go back
After a tough few years floundering around the British film industry and experimenting with amateur pornography, Charlie and her best friend Laura take a trip to her familial home on an island off the west coast of Ireland. Her father's health is rapidly declining and this could be the last chance to connect with her roots. But events on the island cause Charlie to doubt her father's childhood stories - and then there's her complicated relationship with Laura. Pursuing the truth will shatter everything she thought knew - but is that what it takes to grow up?

'A gorgeous exploration of the messy and fragile nature of friendship and all the many forms of love' IRISH TIMES

'A darkly humorous, keenly observed blend of millennial drift and murder mystery from a razor-sharp writer' RED

'Witty, tender and insightful' GUARDIAN

'A perfect page-turner. I loved it' DOLLY ALDERTON

'Wonderful. Had me gripped' MARIAN KEYES

*The Rachel Incident was a #2 bestseller in Ireland in June 2023