Harriet Evans

Long hot summers have a strange ability to make life both stand
still and take on a vibrant, mystical quality. This week’s Book
Club read takes place over one such summer. Catherine, a
successful London barrister goes missing the day before her
wedding anniversary; the clue to her disappearance lies buried
thirty years in the past at a rambling old English house where
 rituals take place.


Joining Richard and Judy is author Harriet Evans. She talks about
choosing to write an unreliable narrator, taking inspiration from
Game of Thrones, and how the idea to include folklore in her
novel began in a traffic jam on Chelsea’s King’s Road. Plus, how
Richard and Judy themselves inspired parts of the book...


Simply head online to whsmith.co.uk to browse the Early
Summer Book Club collection, and use the code APRIL10 for a 10%
discount.