Bitter Sweet

<p>'I inhaled this novel. Utterly believable, immersive and heartfelt. I <i>loved</i> it' <b>JENNIE GODFREY</b><br><br>'A timeless tragedy, a story of the intricacies and illusions of true love' <b>CHRIS WHITAKER</b><br><br>'I didn't want this book to end. 10/10' <b>VOGUE WILLIAMS<br><br>*Don't miss the intoxicating and compulsive debut novel from Hattie Williams - everyone's talking about it!*</b><br><br><i>'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.'</i><br><br>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.<br><br>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. <br><br>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...<br><br><b>A thought-provoking exploration of a relationship founded in power, control and silence, <i>Bitter Sweet </i>is perfect for book clubs and will appeal to fans of <i>Sorrow and Bliss</i> by Meg Mason and <i>Cleopatra and Frankenstein</i> by Coco Mellors.</b><br><br><b>** More praise for BITTER SWEET by Hattie Williams**</b><br><br>'Hattie's writing on early-20s friendships and their enmeshed intensity, was so convincing. I enjoyed it so much' <b>MARIAN KEYES</b><br><br>'Beautifully crafted, with aftershocks of conscience' <b>JODI PICOULT</b><br><br>'Intoxicating and propulsive. I inhaled it' <b>NUSSAIBAH YOUNIS</b><br><br>'Sharp, compelling, and thought provoking. The perfect book club pick for 2025' <b>LOUISE O'NEILL</b><br><br>'Brutal but tender, entertaining, compelling and completely believable'<b> LAUREN BRAVO</b><br><br>'An instant classic of a debut: honest, winning, breakable' <b>AJ FINN</b><br><br>'Raw and beautiful and true' <b>ABIGAIL DEAN</b><br><br>'Fresh, unflinching and reminds us how dangerous love can be' <b>ARAMINTA HALL</b><br><br>'Thrilling, compulsive and utterly addictive' <b>KIRSTY CAPES</b><br><br>'As intoxicating as the relationship she portrays, a book that keeps you obsessively within its pages' <b>KATE WESTON</b><br><br>'A brilliantly assured debut which deftly charts the pain of young love' <b>SJ WATSON</b><br><br>'A tender assured novel, thrilling and alive and brittle and broken all at the same time' <b>NIKESH SHUKLA</b><br><br>'Smart and intense, a thrilling new voice' <b>AJ WEST</b><br><br>'Beautiful and tender, addicitve and heartbreaking' <b>CJ COOKE</b><br><br>'An addictive, relatable story of obsessive love' <b>JULIA RAESIDE</b></p>