Bitter Sweet

Présentation

‘A spellbinding exploration of obsessive love, so addictive I read it in a single day’ **CLARE LESLIE HALL**

‘I inhaled this novel. Utterly believable, immersive and heartfelt. I *loved* it’ **JENNIE GODFREY**

‘Wonderful. A masterpiece. I adored it’ **SOPHIE COUSENS**

‘A timeless tragedy, a story of the intricacies and illusions of true love’ **CHRIS WHITAKER**

‘I didn’t want this book to end. 10/10’ **VOGUE WILLIAMS**

***Don’t miss the intoxicating and compulsive debut novel from Hattie Williams – everyone’s talking about it!***

*’In my life, there are things that have happened to me, and things that I have done, that have proven to be moments that have a clear before and an after. One of those moments, perhaps in some ways the biggest, was the day that I met Richard Aveling for the first time.’*

Charlie is twenty-three, single and the new publicity assistant at the independent London publishing house Winden & Shane. Richard Aveling is fifty-six, married and the author that has defined his generation.

Charlie has long idolised the charming, illustrious writer, who also represents a link to her late mother, who loved his work. But as they embark on an illicit and all-consuming affair, Charlie is forced to hide the relationship from everyone she cares about.

And when the success of Richard’s latest book launches him to a new level of fame where all anonymity is lost, she realises she might just be in too deep…

**A thought-provoking exploration of a relationship founded in power, control and silence, *Bitter Sweet* is perfect for book clubs and will appeal to fans of *Sorrow and Bliss* by Meg Mason and *Cleopatra and Frankenstein* by Coco Mellors.**

**** More praise for BITTER SWEET by Hattie Williams****

‘Hattie’s writing on early-20s friendships and their enmeshed intensity, was so convincing. I enjoyed it so much’ **MARIAN KEYES**

‘Beautifully crafted, with aftershocks of conscience’ **JODI PICOULT**

‘This juicy novel is a gem. An age-old plot told in a fresh way – the characterisation is perfect’ ***GOOD HOUSEKEEPING***

‘Intoxicating and propulsive. I inhaled it’ **NUSSAIBAH YOUNIS**

‘Sharp, compelling, and thought provoking. The perfect book club pick for 2025’ **LOUISE O’NEILL**

‘Brutal but tender, entertaining, compelling and completely believable’ **LAUREN BRAVO**

‘An instant classic of a debut: honest, winning, breakable’ **AJ FINN**

‘Raw and beautiful and true’ **ABIGAIL DEAN**

‘Fresh, unflinching and reminds us how dangerous love can be’ **ARAMINTA HALL**

‘Thrilling, compulsive and utterly addictive’ **KIRSTY CAPES**

‘As intoxicating as the relationship she portrays, a book that keeps you obsessively within its pages’ **KATE WESTON**

‘A brilliantly assured debut which deftly charts the pain of young love’ **SJ WATSON**

‘A tender assured novel, thrilling and alive and brittle and broken all at the same time’ **NIKESH SHUKLA**

‘Smart and intense, a thrilling new voice’ **AJ WEST**

‘Beautiful and tender, addicitve and heartbreaking’ **CJ COOKE**

‘An addictive, relatable story of obsessive love’ **JULIA RAESIDE**

Caractéristiques

EAN13	9781398722828
ISBN	978-1-398-72282-8
Éditeur	Orion
Date de publication	30 mai 2026
Nombre de pages	400
Dimensions	19,7 x 12,9 x 2,4 cm
Poids	278g
Langue	anglais
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