Double Life of Daisy Hemmings

The characters in this book are works of fiction. But, then, isn`t everyone . . . ? 1988, Pencalenick, Cornwall. At seventeen, Jason wants much more from life than working at his father`s pub and when fate, in the form of twins Daisy and Bea and their small circle of friends, offers him a glimpse of another, more glamorous, world, he`s determined to become a part of it. It`s Daisy who Jason is most entranced by, though. Everyone is: she`s the sun around which others orbit. The trouble with the sun, of course, is that those who get too close risk getting burned - and by the end of the summer, one of the group will be dead. 2018, Camberwell, London. When famous actress Daisy Hemmings decides it`s time to publish her autobiography, she chooses James Tate to write it. James is a ghost writer: it`s his job to step into other people`s shoes; to tell their stories for them. And he`s good at it. Very good. After all, he`s had years of practice at pretending to be someone he`s not. But what happens when past and present - and truth and lies - collide? Joanna Nadin`s The Double Life of Daisy Hemmings is an unflinching, unforgettable novel about the people we are, the people we`d like to be, and the price we pay for getting what we want . . .