LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2019 'Of all the books that I read this summer
I think this was my absolute favourite . It really blew me away' DOLLY ALDERTON 'Frank
provocative and brilliant' INDEPENDENT 'Utterly mesmerising' TATLER 'Hilarious poignant
sexy. A brilliant story about why we crave connection and how to find ourselves' ELLE
'Laugh-out-loud funny' i CHOSEN AS A SUMMER READ BY TATLER THE TIMES ELLE AND YOU
MAGAZINE Lucy has been writing her dissertation for nine years when she and her boyfriend
have a dramatic break up. After she hits rock bottom her sister in Los Angeles insists that
Lucy dog-sit for the summer. Staying in a gorgeous house on Venice Beach Lucy can find little
relief from her anxiety - not in the Greek chorus of women in her love addiction therapy group
not in her frequent Tinder excursions not even in Dominic the dog's easy affection.
Everything changes when she becomes entranced by an eerily attractive swimmer while sitting
alone on the beach rocks one night. But when Lucy learns the truth about his identity their
relationship and Lucy's understanding of what love should look like take a very unexpected
turn.
