Fiction
That Summer
by Sharon Bolton
Description
Six privileged school friends dare each other to take part in a reckless drive the wrong way on a motorway - a dare which goes tragically wrong...
One of the six offers to take the blame; the others vow to support her and each agrees to grant her one promise when she is released from prison.
But their lives move on and twenty years later, That Summer tells the story of what happens when she is freed, and seeks them out. After all, a promise is a promise...
Tags
More Information
Rights Information
Orion/Trapeze, UK
St Martins Press, US
Goldmann, Germany
Marketing Information
Sunday Times Bestseller
#1 Kindle Bestseller
Winner of the CWA Dagger in the Library
Winner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award
Endorsements
“Bolton is a gripping storyteller with fine, haunted characters” - Peter James
“Bolton raises the bar with each new book.” - Mick Herron (CWA Gold Dagger Winner)
Author Biography
Sharon Bolton grew up in a cotton-mill town in Lancashire and had an eclectic early career in marketing and public relations. She gave it up in 2000 to become a mother and a writer. Her first novel, Sacrifice, was voted Best New Read by Amazon.uk, whilst her second, Awakening, won the 2010 Mary Higgins Clark Award (part of the prestigious Edgars) in the US. She has been shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, the Theakston’s Prize for Best Thriller, the International Thriller Writers’ Best First Novel award, the Prix Du Polar in France and the Martin Beck award in Sweden. In 2014 she was awarded the CWA Dagger in the Library - for her bestselling thrillers which are published in 20 languages around the world.
The Buckman Agency
Set up in 2001, The Buckman Agency is a partnership between mother-and-daughter team Rosie and Jessica Buckman who, between them, have over 50 years of foreign rights sales experience, and who work directly with publishers all over the world - from Rome to Rio, Berlin to Beijing. They represent a number of well-established literary agencies in the US and UK, handling literary and commercial fiction and non-fiction.
View all titlesBibliographic Information
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusUnpublished
Thank you for proceeding with this offer.
The Buckman Agency has chosen to review this offer before it proceeds.
You will receive an email update that will bring you back to complete the process.
You can also check the status in the My Offers area
The Buckman Agency has chosen to review this offer before it proceeds.
You will receive an email update that will bring you back to complete the process.
You can also check the status in the My Offers area
Please wait while the payment is being prepared.
Do not close this window.
(c) Copyright 2024 - Frankfurt Rights. All Right Reserved