The Double Life of Daisy Hemmings

The Double Life of Daisy Hemmings is a novel that explores the lives of two characters, Daisy and Jason, who are works of fiction but are determined to become a part of a more glamorous world. Daisy is a famous actress who decides to publish her autobiography, and James Tate is chosen to write it. However, when past and present collide, truths and lies are revealed, and the price they pay for getting what they want is unflinching and unforgettable.

Format: Hardback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 07 July 2022
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

The characters in this book are works of fiction, but then, isn't everyone? 1988, Pencalenick, Cornwall. At seventeen, Jason desires a more fulfilling life than working at his father's pub. 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 is determined to become a part of it. Daisy, in particular, captivates Jason. She is the sun around which others orbit. However, the trouble with the sun is that those who get too close risk getting burned. By the end of the summer, one of the group will be dead. 2018, Camberwell, London. When famous actress Daisy Hemmings decides to publish her autobiography, she chooses James Tate to write it. James is a ghost writer: his job is to step into other people's shoes; to tell their stories for them. And he is exceptionally skilled at it. After all, he has had years of practice pretending to be someone he isn't. 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 we would like to be, and the price we pay for getting what we want.

Weight: 492g
Dimension: 146 x 224 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509853038