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The sexy, dazzling debut for summer

‘Dangerously fun’ New York Times
‘Escapist’ Vogue
‘Explosive and sexy’ People

Revolution has never looked so good…

As a sun-drenched Mediterranean summer heads into full swing, beautiful and pampered seventeen-year-old Severine Guimard is counting down the days until she can escape the island, dreaming of stardom while smoking cigarettes and seducing boys to pass the time.

That is, until three masked men tear her from her bike, duct tape her mouth and wrists, and take her somewhere hidden. While her politician parents try to negotiate for her release, Severine finds herself beginning to sympathise with her captors, and becoming attracted to the group’s charismatic leader, Bruno.

What follows is a summer of passion and terror, careening toward an inevitable, explosive conclusion, as Severine steps into the biggest role of her life…

Readers love The Bombshell…

‘Hooked from start to finish’
‘Officially one of my favourite books’
‘I lalalalaloved this book!!!!’
‘Best read of the year’

Publisher Review

Effortlessly cool: a smart, sophisticated tale of sexual and political awakening… Heady and reckless and dangerously fun * Violet Kupersmith, New York Times * A lush, cinematic and propulsive novel filled with sex, violence, glamor and a true revolutionary spirit. It’s a towering literary achievement * Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Orphan Master’s Son * What a sexy, kinetic and dazzling novel this is, full of lust for life and ideas… I was completely seduced * Chang-rae Lee, Pulitzer Prize-finalist author of The Surrendered * A novel I inhaled and loved…The Bombshell belongs in the category of books you really must read until the end – I was clocked by a twist I genuinely didn’t see coming – and there’s a lot of sultry detail to keep you engaged along the way… I dare anyone to pick up the novel without falling for – and, OK, occasionally wanting to ground – Severine, the alluring and vain teenager at its heart * Joumana Khatib, New York Times Book Review * An electrifying exploration of personal and political revolution, The Bombshell is a complex, unflinching portrait of youthful transformation and the dangerous allure of fame that announces Darrow Farr as an exciting new voice to watch * Gabriela Garcia, New York Times bestselling author of Of Women and Salt * The Bombshell will explode into your psyche and keep you happily captive until the last word. Farr’s complicated heroine, by turns overconfident and touchingly vulnerable, will force you to constantly reassess your convictions. I didn’t want this fascinating, nuanced, beautifully drawn novel to end. * Emma Knight, New York Times bestselling author of The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus *