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‘Unflinching, unforgettable . . . a step up for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid’ – The Bookseller

‘Totally absorbing and evocative’ – Kate Riordan, bestselling author of Summer Fever

What happens when truth and lies collide? The Double Life of Daisy Hemmings is an intoxicating mystery across past and present from Joanna Nadin.

1988, Cornwall. At seventeen, Jason wants much more from life than working in his father’s pub. So when twin sisters Daisy and Bea, and their small circle of friends, arrive for a holiday in his village, Jason is determined to become part of their glamorous, intoxicating world.

2018, London. When famous actress Daisy Hemmings decides it’s time to write her autobiography, she chooses James Tate to help her. James is a ghost-writer and his job is to tell other people’s stories for them. He’s good at it, and why wouldn’t he be? He’s spent years pretending to be someone else . . .

Publisher Review

Unflinching, unforgettable . . . Nadin should be this year's summer sensation -- a step up for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid. * The Bookseller * The writing fizzes with energy and charm, and the story is bewitching. I didn't want it to end -- Emylia Hall, author of The Book of Summers Totally absorbing and evocative -- Kate Riordan, author of Summer Fever A gloriously shimmering and captivating novel, with a mystery at its heart that keeps you turning its pages -- Emily Koch, author of Keep Him Close and What July Knew A clever novel . . . about truth, lies and what happens when the secrets we keep are exposed * Red * A gem. Atmospheric and thrilling and sexy and so clever -- Laura Pearson, author of Missing Pieces