Heatstroke

Barkworth has a pinsharp eye for detail. . .it's propulsive, thought-provoking and atmospheric - Daily Mail
An atmospheric read that will draw you into its tangled web
Dark and unsettling
Gripping and intensely atmospheric... beautifully explores the complicated relationship between mothers and teenage daughters... you won't want to put this down
A bold and beautifully written novel of desire and danger - Mail on Sunday
Barkworth is excruciatingly good at encapsulating that point in life where Mia and Lily stand - on the edge of growing up... Intense and claustrophobic, this is an impressive first book
A sultry, stifling debut
Raw, unsparing and almost unbearably tender. Perfect sentences swim gracefully across every page, overlaying a narrative that delights in wrong-footing the readers' assumptions. I couldn't tear myself away
Stylish and sensual
I am addicted!... A gripping, dark and twisty read with beautiful, poetic writing
Painfully real, and so beautifully written I wanted to stay within its pages forever. Heatstroke is unsettling, challenging and utterly immersive
Tense, sultry, unsettling, sweaty and evocative . . . A thrilling look at mothers and daughters, adolescence, sex, suburbia and secrets
Pulls you into its sweaty interior and keeps you gripped to the end. Darkly atmospheric and so well written
Sexy, sensual, difficult, provocative - I was hooked for every twist, turn and revelation. This is definitely one of the best reads of the summer. I was blown away
I gulped this whole thing down in one sitting. It's compulsive, sticky and full of gorgeous writing
A scorching tale of obsession, betrayal and the wounds that mothers and daughters inflict on each other in the name of love
Fevered and claustrophobic