The Rachel Incident, Caroline O’Donogue (paperback June 2024)
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The Rachel Incident is an all-consuming love story. But it's not the one you're expecting. It's unconventional and messy.
It's young and foolish. It's about losing and finding yourself. But it is always about love.
When Rachel falls in love with her married professor, Dr Byrne, her best friend James helps her devise a plan to seduce him. But what begins as a harmless crush soon pushes their friendship to its limits. Over the course of a year they will find their lives ever more entwined with the Byrnes' and be faced with impossible choices and a lie that can't be taken back...
'A deliciously complicated and very real romance with some refreshing twists. O'Donoghue captures all the intensity of messy young love' MAIL ON SUNDAY
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If you're all about the dynamics of family life, and you enjoy a good escapist narrative, with complex and flawed characters ... then try these 3 great BPS recommended reads.
These Paperback titles are all set in the USA, but there is of course a universality in the human condition that transcends place. Our BPS recommendations for some great engrossing reads are:
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Pineapple Street, Jenny Jackson £9.99
The Paper Palace, Miranda Cowley Heller £9.99
More details are available on these titles if you search them individually on our site, but using this 'bundle' tag will get you 10% off the combined purchase price.
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