Francesca Reece

'Addictive' Stylist 'Sultry' Elle 'Shimmers with suspense' Daily Mail 'Sizzling' Esquire Summer in Paris. Leah, bored of tedious dead-end jobs, is intrigued to spot a job advert posted by the famous author Michael Young: 'Writer Seeks Assistant'. After an unconventional interview, Michael invites Leah to spend the summer in the south of France with his family. But as she begins...

Through a dewy sheen of teen nostalgia, Reece deftly explores the weight of political events on individual lives. Her supple, visceral prose evokes North Wales in all its complexity, beautifully rendered in water, resin and sky. Jessica Andrews, author of Saltwater and Milk Teeth Francesca Reece is a devastatingly compelling new voice in literary fiction. Louise O'Neill, author of Asking...