‘So gripping and propulsive that it beats reality TV at its own game. Why watch TV when Aisling Rawle does it better?’ TORREY PETERS
‘THIS is the book to read this summer. Easily one of my favourite novels I’ve read this year… 10 out of 10’CECELIA AHERN
‘Matthew Plampin should rank with the best’ Sunday Times
‘Plampin is heartbreakingly good’ The Times
‘Gripping, immersive, at times very funny and beautifully written, this is historical fiction of the highest quality’ Elizabeth Fremantle
‘Punchily provocative and often bitingly funny’ THE TIMES, Book of the Month
‘Binge-worthy, real, really funny’ KILEY REID
‘Spiky, smart and so original’ CLAIRE DAVERLEY
‘Entertaining and very timely… One of the most enjoyable novels I’ve read in a long time’ GUARDIAN
‘Unputdownable’ DAILY MAIL
‘Compulsive and hilarious, like a brilliant gossip with your best friend. Emma Jane Unsworth is my favourite’ Sara Pascoe
‘Her best yet – funny, gritty, delightfully feral and, as ever, painfully truthful’ DOLLY ALDERTON
‘An amazing writer’ MARGOT ROBBIE
‘Kathy Biggs reminds me of Alan Bennett… she walks the fine line between humour and utter sadness in a way that is very rare’ JAN NEWTON
‘The perfect modern-day twist on the much-loved classic …Gatsby has the glitz, glam and drama of the original, but adds a little more contemporary pizzazz – it turns F Scott Fitzgerald’s book on its head, in the best way possible’ Irish News
‘The perfect modern-day twist on the much-loved classic …Gatsby has the glitz, glam and drama of the original, but adds a little more contemporary pizzazz – it turns F Scott Fitzgerald’s book on its head, in the best way possible’ Irish News
Picked by Cosmopolitan as a best book of 2025.
Picked by The Bookseller as their Book of the Month for March 2025
*LONGLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE BOOK AWARDS*
‘A moving exploration of family, migration, class, queerness and belonging… beautifully rendered’ JESSICA ANDREWS
‘A deeply observant, perceptive writer’ JOANNA CANNON
‘Masterful’ JJ BOLA
‘Evocative, layered and emotionally resonant… deserves to be on your reading list’ GLAMOUR
‘A moving exploration of family, migration, class, queerness and belonging… beautifully rendered’ JESSICA ANDREWS
‘A deeply observant, perceptive writer’ JOANNA CANNON
‘Evocative, layered and emotionally resonant… deserves to be on your reading list’ GLAMOUR
‘Masterful… It will stay with you long after you finish it’ JJ BOLA
