''An exceptional debut'' Sunday Telegraph

''Obsessed with The Handmaid''s Tale? This brilliant book is the one for you'' Stylist

''An intriguing, gorgeously realised and written novel which inexorably draws you into its dark heart'' Kate Hamer

On a small isolated island, there''s a community that lives by its own rulesBoys grow up knowing they will one day take charge, while girls know they will be married and pregnant within moments of hitting womanhood.

But before that time comes, a ritual offers children an exhilarating reprieve. Every summer they are turned out onto their doorsteps, to roam the island, sleep on the beach and build camps in treesTo be free.

At the end of one of such summer, one of the younger girls sees something she was never supposed to see. And she returns home with a truth that could bring their island world to its knees.

''A skilful novel full of suspense'' Guardian

''It''s a richly envisioned world, the strange isolation of which Melamed is excellent at teasing out slowly'' Independent

Format Häftad Omfång 448 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Headline Publishing Group Utgivningsdatum 2018-04-05 ISBN 9781472241726