Heap Earth Upon It, page 24
Lucy begins to make sense of herself during a long hot summer, when a spark with her school friend Susannah escalates to an all-consuming infatuation, and, very quickly, to a desperate and devastating love.
Fearful of rejection from her small and conservative community, Lucy begins living a double life, hiding the most honest parts of herself in stolen moments with Susannah.But with the end of school and the opportunity to leave Crossmore looming, Lucy must choose between two places, two people and two futures, each as terrifying as the other. But only one can offer her real happiness.
Sunburn is an astute and tender portrayal of first love, adolescent anxiety and the realities of growing up in a small town where tradition holds people tightly in its grasp.
‘Intense and all-consuming – like the first love it describes – Sunburn transported me to the heart of summer and the heady days of late adolescence. I won›t soon forget Chloe Michelle Howarth›s addictive, lushly written debut’ – LAURA SIMS, author of How Can I Help You
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© Chloe Michelle Howarth, 2025
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Chloe Michelle Howarth, Heap Earth Upon It
