First Summer

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It is a swelteringly hot summer ofwet hot daysand restless nights. A lonely teenage girl spends her days reading on her porch and cycling with her only schoolfriend, Joe. One day, a new girl, Clara, moves in to stay with her grandmother next door. Drawn to each other, the two girls form a deep friendship, bonding over their shared love ofa series of science fiction novels. They soon become inseparable, watching cooking shows on TV, reading by the local creek and cycling around town. As their friendship deepens, they share their innermost feelings and begin to feel uniquely connected.

But Clara is hiding a family secret, one that will disrupt their idyllic summer together and set them on diverging paths.

First Summer is a deeply sensitive, vivid novel about a blossoming friendship and first love - and howtheycome to define our later lives.

Author Bio

Ekin Oklap was born in Turkey, grew up in Italy, and lives in London. Her translations from Turkish and Italian have been shortlisted for the International Booker and John Florio prizes, among others. First Summer is her first novel.