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The instant Sunday Times bestselling debut novel

'A page-turning read about the dark side of social media' STYLIST

'The Book Of The Summer' VOGUE

'Topical, heartfelt, provocative' BERNARDINE EVARISTO

'The perfect summer read ... Impossible to put down' PAULA HAWKINS

'A page-turner that you can't second guess' THE TIMES

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I neglected two days of obligations to race through this deftly paced, addictive book.

It has the energy of a thriller with the sensibility of Black millennial Britain and I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed it. This is a book that you will immediately want to discuss. I was lucky enough to get an advance copy but then kind of angry that I couldn’t go and discuss it with people straight away.

I literally told my friends, hurry up and read this so that we can discuss! I started a book club for my job (a suggestion I’d long been putting off)…

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