THIS SUMMER’S 5 HOT ‘BEACH’ READS

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (Fourth Estate)

Compulsive and unsettling – this psychological thriller will haunt your thoughts long after you have finished it.

Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld (Doubleday)

A thoroughly enjoyable reimagining of what Hillary’s life would have been like if she’d never married Bill.

Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid (Bloomsbury Circus)

Memorable characters and a thoughtprovoking plot lie behind one of the year’s most buzzed-about books.

The New Girl by Harriet Walker (Hodder & Stoughton)

Female friendship, fashion and intense rivalry makes for an unsettling and unputdownable debut novel.

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha (Viking)

An atmospheric novel based in Seoul, where cosmetic surgery is as commonplace as a new haircut.