A hypnotic, suspenseful novel about the simmering obsessions, passions and rivalries between two young women and an enigmatic lecturer - unfolding on a university campus with the darkest history.'An atmospheric page-turner that got me out of a reading drought' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐'Atmospheric, suspenseful, evocative and powerful' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐'Barkworth has a way of gripping you with every sentence she writes' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐'A modern look at witchcraft ...

'Intense and claustrophobic, this is an impressive first book' OBSERVER'A summer sizzler...with twists, turns and revelations in all the right places' EVENING STANDARD'Stylish and sensual**' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE**---Unfolding over a long hot summer, Heatstroke draws us into the secrets, lies and betrayals that simmer beneath a fracturing relationship between mother and daughter, leaving t...

'Breathtaking... dark academia at its most compelling' ERIN KELLY'A very clever dark campus novel... really packs a punch' DAILY MAIL'An extraordinary story of female power, rage and oppression' KATIE BISHOP'Barkworth is excruciatingly good' OBSERVERThese waters became wild centuries before this university was dreamed of. Leysham has always been a dangerous place for wo...

'Barkworth is excruciatingly good... An impressive first book' OBSERVER'A sultry, stifling debut exploring power, consent and womanhood' COSMOPOLITAN'The evocative one' HEAT magazine's READ OF THE WEEK'Read next if you loved Three Women by Lisa Taddeo' WHISTLES newsletter---Do you remember the summer that changed everyt...