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'A truly beautiful story about longing and London' DAISY BUCHANAN 'Literary, thrilling, hugely funny, with a massive heart' SARA PASCOE 'I tore through it' NUSSAIBAH YOUNIS 'A ferocious coming-of-age story' EMMA JANE UNSWORTH Gail is in trouble at school. Saint Saviours, the exclusive private girls school that she attends on a scholarship, cannot contain her. Impulsive, bored and looking for someone to adore, she is at that dangerous age when you want to be picked up by men and then driven home by your mother. Ezra is rich, powerful and at the top of his game. His comfortable middle age is tainted only by the knowledge that, in his heady youth, he'd loved new wave music and had people killed - and by his crushing anxieties about his teenage daughter, Agata. When Agata starts at Saint Saviour's, Gail and Ezra's paths cross, and with an unstoppable momentum, their lives intertwine in ways more dangerous than either could ever predict.

'Alluring, shocking, welcome and wonderful' Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women From the author of Your Voice in My Head and Royals comes a beautiful, breath- taking, unputdownable memoir about love and heartbreak, sex and celibacy, growing up and starting again.

The Autumn Radio 2 Book Club PickA Grazia Book of the Year'Honest, provocative and disarmingly funny' Guardian'Charming, witty and touching, an Eighties Breakfast at Tiffany's' DAVID NICHOLLS'Dazzling ... I'm incoherent with love for it' MARIAN KEYES'Elegant, sexy, tender, wild ... A beautiful, beautiful book' EMMA JANE UNSWORTH, author of ANIMALSJuly, 1981. London. Shy, working-class Steven finds solace in beauty. Eighteen years old, he dreams of being a fashion designer. He's also gay, maybe - he hasn't decided yet. There's a lot Steven isn't sure about, like whether he hates himself or thinks he's amazing.When he ends up in hospital after being brutally attacked by his father, he meets Jasmine, an heiress. Intoxicating, anarchic, fabulous Jasmine. Fuelled by their shared love of fashion, a friendship blossoms and soon, Steven finds himself swept into her hedonistic world, wholly beguiled. However, underneath the glitter and the frivolity, darkness lies. Devastating, dazzling, queer and radical, Royals is a love story between unlikely friends from completely different worlds. It's about the power of art to transform lives and the power of families to destroy them. It's about working out who you are and what you want. It's a tale of giddy happiness, crushing lows and, ultimately, the fragility of lives lived too fast.

In "Damage Control," women share their heartfelt stories about the beauty professionals who shape their self-image, from hairdressers to tattoo artists. With humor and depth, they explore friendships, disappointments, and transformations, revealing the complex relationship between self-care and self-acceptance.

A dazzling and devastating memoir exploring breakdown and obsessive love, in a voice unlike any other

The story follows a star-struck teen who draws inspiration from Hollywood's leading ladies, transforming her mundane life into a cinematic adventure. With a blend of humor and charm, she navigates the ups and downs of adolescence while embracing her unique flair. Praised for its endearing qualities and wit, the narrative captures the essence of youthful dreams and the pursuit of a glamorous lifestyle.