Kate Weinberg – författare

_______________'In the vein of Agatha Christie herself. Startling' - Irish Times'Magical in every way ... One of the best novels I’ve ever read’ - Fearne Cotton'As much a coming-of-age tale as a murder mystery ... An impressive debut' - The Times_______________AN OBSERVER, i AND NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR_______________During the first year of university, a group of friends discover the cost of an extraordinary life in this captivating debut about obsession, rivalry and coming of ageJess Walker, middle child of a middle class family, has perfected the art of vanishing in plain sight. But when she arrives at a concrete university campus under flat, grey, East Anglian skies, her world flares with colour.Drawn into a tightly-knit group of rule breakers – led by their maverick teacher, Lorna Clay – Jess begins to experiment with a new version of herself. But the dynamic between the friends begins to darken as they share secrets, lovers and finally a tragedy. Soon Jess is thrown up against the question she fears most: what is the true cost of an extraordinary life?_______________'Hypnotic . . . An uncommonly clever whodunnit' New York Times Book Review'Deftly plotted with vivid, compelling characters' Jojo Moyes'One of the standout books of the summer' Stylist

‘The best thing you'll read this year’ KILEY REID‘So beautiful’ SARAH JESSICA PARKER‘One of those books I will read again and again’ JOJO MOYES‘Very funny, very touching’ DAVID NICHOLLS‘Moving, absorbing, evocative’ SARA COLLINS‘Wonderful ... Compelling ... Very funny’ MARINA HYDE‘I devoured it…. Exquisitely written, poignant and funny’ FEARNE COTTON‘This book will be your friend’ MIRANDA HARTA crackling, comical, tender, and highly original novel about mental health, the certainties of medicine, buried trauma, love, death and time lost in the crushing – and comical – hopes of modern life_______________________________________________________Vita Woods is on the brink. She has a good job and a successful doctor boyfriend, Max, with whom the sex is great and the chat sufficient; a vivacious and charming sister Gracie, her verbal sparring partner and best friend for life; and she’s even got a goldfish called Whitney Houston, who brightens her days by showing her she's not the only one going round in circles. Because it’s the days that are Vita’s problem. Vita is not leaving the house. In fact, Vita rarely exits the basement apartment where she lives, since Vita is in “The Pit” – a place of deep exhaustion and semi-consciousness where she spends much of her time, dead to the world and to herself. She has been sick for months, with an illness that no doctor, not even Max, can medically diagnose. One day an unexpected courier delivery forces Vita upstairs, into the light - and into a chance encounter with her neighbours upstairs. Suddenly, Vita finds herself faced with an even trickier dilemma. She likes her new friends; she’ll even sneak upstairs to see them while Max is out, against all medical advice but something about her “condition” is nagging at the borders of her mind. After all, what is a house-bound girl to do when she can’t keep the light, her new friendships, or - worst of all - her memories out? The problem might be Vita herself but as far as anyone can prove... there’s nothing wrong with her.‘Encompasses so many things: a whole life - sorrows, damage, hopes' RICHARD CURTIS'Surreal, magical, totally original' SATHNAM SANGHERA'Deep and dark and beautiful' ESTHER FREUDPRAISE FOR KATE WEINBERG AND THE TRUANTS'One of the standout books of the summer' Stylist'Magical in every way . . . One of the best novels I've ever read' Fearne Cotton'As much a coming-of-age tale as a murder mystery . . . An impressive debut' The Times

‘The best thing you'll read this year’ KILEY REID‘So beautiful’ SARAH JESSICA PARKER‘One of those books I will read again and again’ JOJO MOYES‘Very funny, very touching’ DAVID NICHOLLS‘Moving, absorbing, evocative’ SARA COLLINS‘Wonderful ... Compelling ... Very funny’ MARINA HYDE‘I devoured it…. Exquisitely written, poignant and funny’ FEARNE COTTON‘This book will be your friend’ MIRANDA HARTA crackling, comical, tender, and highly original novel about mental health, the certainties of medicine, buried trauma, love, death and time lost in the crushing – and comical – hopes of modern life_______________________________________________________Vita Woods is on the brink. She has a good job and a successful doctor boyfriend, Max, with whom the sex is great and the chat sufficient; a vivacious and charming sister Gracie, her verbal sparring partner and best friend for life; and she’s even got a goldfish called Whitney Houston, who brightens her days by showing her she's not the only one going round in circles. Because it’s the days that are Vita’s problem. Vita is not leaving the house. In fact, Vita rarely exits the basement apartment where she lives, since Vita is in “The Pit” – a place of deep exhaustion and semi-consciousness where she spends much of her time, dead to the world and to herself. She has been sick for months, with an illness that no doctor, not even Max, can medically diagnose. One day an unexpected courier delivery forces Vita upstairs, into the light - and into a chance encounter with her neighbours upstairs. Suddenly, Vita finds herself faced with an even trickier dilemma. She likes her new friends; she’ll even sneak upstairs to see them while Max is out, against all medical advice but something about her “condition” is nagging at the borders of her mind. After all, what is a house-bound girl to do when she can’t keep the light, her new friendships, or - worst of all - her memories out? The problem might be Vita herself but as far as anyone can prove... there’s nothing wrong with her.‘Encompasses so many things: a whole life - sorrows, damage, hopes' RICHARD CURTIS'Surreal, magical, totally original' SATHNAM SANGHERA'Deep and dark and beautiful' ESTHER FREUDPRAISE FOR KATE WEINBERG AND THE TRUANTS'One of the standout books of the summer' Stylist'Magical in every way . . . One of the best novels I've ever read' Fearne Cotton'As much a coming-of-age tale as a murder mystery . . . An impressive debut' The Times