{"product_id":"sunburn-9780857308412","title":"Sunburn","description":"\u003cp\u003eSunburn is an astute and tender portrayal of first love, adolescent anxiety and the realities of growing up in a small town where tradition holds people tightly in its grasp....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Shortlisted for the 2023 Nero Book Award for Debut Fiction**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the early 1990s, and in the Irish village of Crossmore, Lucy feels out of place. Despite her fierce friendships, she's always felt this way, and the conventional path of marriage and motherhood doesn't appeal to her at all. Not even with handsome and doting Martin, her closest childhood friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucy begins to make sense of herself during a long hot summer, when a spark with her school friend Susannah escalates to an all-consuming infatuation, and, very quickly, to a desperate and devastating love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFearful of rejection from her small and conservative community, Lucy begins living a double life, hiding the most honest parts of herself in stolen moments with Susannah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut with the end of school and the opportunity to leave Crossmore looming, Lucy must choose between two places, two people and two futures, each as terrifying as the other. But only one can offer her real happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunburn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis an astute and tender portrayal of first love, adolescent anxiety and the realities of growing up in a small town where tradition holds people tightly in its grasp.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780857308412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 01 Sep 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Verve Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChloe Michelle Howarth\u003c\/b\u003e was born in July 1996. She grew up in the West Cork countryside, which has served as an inspiration for her writing. She attended university at IADT in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, where she studied English, Media and Cultural Studies. Chloe currently lives in Brighton. \u003ci\u003eSunburn\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eA tender and heartfelt coming-of-age tale * Heat *\u003cbr\u003ePlenty of novelists have attempted to capture the euphoria and insanity of first love, but few as engrossingly as Chloe Michelle Howarth. Queer readers especially will relate to all the knotty, complex and exciting yet anxiety-laden feelings -- Vogue\u003cbr\u003ePlenty of novelists have attempted to capture the euphoria and insanity of first love, but few as engrossingly as Chloe Michelle Howarth * Vogue *\u003cbr\u003eA deeply moving, heartfelt love story * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eA tender evocation of that time between adolescence and early adulthood and the accompanying rites of passage * Irish Times *","brand":"Chloe Michelle Howarth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48544251904217,"sku":"9780857308412","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780857308412.jpg?v=1776452043","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/sunburn-9780857308412","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}