The Double Life of Daisy Hemmings

The characters in this book are works of fiction. But, then, isnt everyone . . . ? 1988, Pencalenick, Cornwall. At seventeen, Jason wants much more from life than working at his fathers 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, hes determined to become a part of it. Its Daisy who Jason is most entranced by, though. Everyone is: shes 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: its his job to step into other peoples shoes; to tell their stories for them. And hes good at it. Very good. After all, hes had years of practice at pretending to be someone hes not. But what happens when past and present and truth and lies collide? Joanna Nadins The Double Life of Daisy Hemmings is an unflinching, unforgettable novel about the people we are, the people wed like to be, and the price we pay for getting what we want . . .