The Truants

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Pub Date Aug 08 2019 | Archive Date Aug 08 2019

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Description

People disappear when they most want to be seen.

Jess Walker, middle child of a middle class family, has perfected the art of vanishing in plain sight. But when she arrives at a concrete university campus under flat, grey, East Anglian skies, her world flares with colour.

Drawn into a tightly-knit group of rule breakers – led by their maverick teacher, Lorna Clay – Jess begins to experiment with a new version of herself. But the dynamic between the friends begins to darken as they share secrets, lovers and finally a tragedy. Soon Jess is thrown up against the question she fears most: what is the true cost of an extraordinary life?

People disappear when they most want to be seen.

Jess Walker, middle child of a middle class family, has perfected the art of vanishing in plain sight. But when she arrives at a concrete...


Advance Praise

'A remarkably assured debut, deftly plotted and with vivid, compelling characters that leap off the page' JOJO MOYES '

One of the best books I have read in... forever' SCARLETT CURTIS

'Entirely gripping ... Combines the best elements of a crime thriller, a campus novel, a love story and a psychological study' ALAIN DE BOTTON

'The Truants teases, seduces and thrills but ultimately it's about the best kind of love affair – allowing for the freedom to be yourself' MIRANDA HART

'A remarkably assured debut, deftly plotted and with vivid, compelling characters that leap off the page' JOJO MOYES '

One of the best books I have read in... forever' SCARLETT CURTIS

'Entirely...


Available Editions

EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9781526600110
PRICE £14.99 (GBP)

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