'I inhaled this novel. Utterly believable immersive and heartfelt. I loved it' JENNIE GODFREY
'Wonderful. A masterpiece. I adored it' SOPHIE COUSENS 'A timeless tragedy a story of the
intricacies and illusions of true love' CHRIS WHITAKER 'I didn't want this book to end. 10
10' VOGUE WILLIAMS *Don't miss the intoxicating and compulsive debut novel from Hattie
Williams - everyone's talking about it!* 'In my life there are things that have happened to
me and things that I have done that have proven to be moments that have a clear before and an
after. One of those moments perhaps in some ways the biggest was the day that I met Richard
Aveling for the first time.' Charlie is twenty-three single and the new publicity assistant
at the independent London publishing house Winden & Shane. Richard Aveling is fifty-six
married and the author that has defined his generation. Charlie has long idolised the charming
illustrious writer who also represents a link to her late mother who loved his work. But as
they embark on an illicit and all-consuming affair Charlie is forced to hide the relationship
from everyone she cares about. And when the success of Richard's latest book launches him to
a new level of fame where all anonymity is lost she realises she might just be in too deep...
A thought-provoking exploration of a relationship founded in power control and silence Bitter
Sweet is perfect for book clubs and will appeal to fans of Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason and
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors. ** More praise for BITTER SWEET by Hattie
Williams** 'Hattie's writing on early-20s friendships and their enmeshed intensity was so
convincing. I enjoyed it so much' MARIAN KEYES 'Beautifully crafted with aftershocks of
conscience' JODI PICOULT 'Intoxicating and propulsive. I inhaled it' NUSSAIBAH YOUNIS
'Sharp compelling and thought provoking. The perfect book club pick for 2025' LOUISE O'NEILL
'Brutal but tender entertaining compelling and completely believable' LAUREN BRAVO 'An
instant classic of a debut: honest winning breakable' AJ FINN 'Raw and beautiful and true'
ABIGAIL DEAN 'Fresh unflinching and reminds us how dangerous love can be' ARAMINTA HALL
'Thrilling compulsive and utterly addictive' KIRSTY CAPES 'As intoxicating as the
relationship she portrays a book that keeps you obsessively within its pages' KATE WESTON 'A
brilliantly assured debut which deftly charts the pain of young love' SJ WATSON 'A tender
assured novel thrilling and alive and brittle and broken all at the same time' NIKESH SHUKLA
'Smart and intense a thrilling new voice' AJ WEST 'Beautiful and tender addicitve and
heartbreaking' CJ COOKE 'An addictive relatable story of obsessive love' JULIA RAESIDE
