This is Gonna End in Tears

'An evocative literary saga . . . seductive' Sunday Times

'Steeped in longing and spiked with pitch perfect 80s detail . . . Gorgeous' ANNA HOPE

Growing up, it was always the three of them: Miller and Olly and Ash. They stuck together like they were keeping a secret; they were successful, best friends, lovers. It was perfect - a shining life - until it fell apart.

Now Miller and Ash are married and living in Wonderland, the tidal island of sugary coloured houses they ran away from.

Miller feels like she's disappearing. She wears her tinted sunglasses so often sometimes she forgets the world isn't green.

Ash is having an affair with a helmet-haired TV presenter.

Olly lives a charmed life in LA but it's on the precipice of disaster.

Over the long, hot summer of 1984, unanswered questions draw the three of them back together. They are so consumed with the possibility of a redemptive third act, they don't notice what's going on between Miller's son, his best friend and the girl who lives next door. . .

Some summers are spent yearning for something to happen, others are charged with the terrifying, exhilarating feeling that everything is going to change.

“Steeped in longing and spiked with pitch perfect 80s detail , Klaussmann conjures a restless, heat-soaked atmosphere, in which her characters circle, desire, and hurt one another - a gorgeous summer read Totally transporting . . . I loved it An evocative literary saga , steeped in the sounds, scents and cinematic hits of the early 1980s, has a seductive pull - Sunday TimesOver the course of a summer, Klaussmann dangles the possibility of a redemptive third act in this sharp, tart narrative that's drenched in retro detail - The Mail on Sunday A stunning read - Good Housekeeping A perfect poolside read that rocks along to the soundtrack of the Eighties - SagaA restless summer novel , readers looking for escapism , or longing for another chance to reignite sparks from the past, may find what they are looking for here - Irish Times”

Steeped in longing and spiked with pitch perfect 80s detail, Klaussmann conjures a restless, heat-soaked atmosphere, in which her characters circle, desire, and hurt one another - a gorgeous summer read -- ANNA HOPE, bestselling author of Expectation
Over the course of a summer, Klaussmann dangles the possibility of a redemptive third act in this sharp, tart narrative that's drenched in retro detail The Mail on Sunday
Totally transporting . . . I loved it -- CLOVER STROUD, author of My Wild and Sleepless Nights
An evocative literary saga, steeped in the sounds, scents and cinematic hits of the early 1980s, has a seductive pull Sunday Times
A stunning read Good Housekeeping
'A perfect poolside read that rocks along to the soundtrack of the Eighties' Saga
A restless summer novel, readers looking for escapism, or longing for another chance to reignite sparks from the past, may find what they are looking for here Irish Times

Liza Klaussmann was born in Brooklyn, and now lives in London. She is the author of VILLA AMERICA and TIGERS IN RED WEATHER, an international bestseller and Richard & Judy book club pick. It won the British National Book Award for Best Debut Novel of the year, and sold in 22 countries.

'An evocative literary saga . . . seductive' Sunday Times 'Steeped in longing and spiked with pitch perfect 80s detail . . . Gorgeous' ANNA HOPE Growing up, it was always the three of them: Miller and Olly and Ash. They stuck together like they were keeping a secret; they were successful, best friends, lovers. It was perfect - a shining life - until it fell apart. Now Miller and Ash are married and living in Wonderland, the tidal island of sugary coloured houses they ran away from.Miller feels like she's disappearing. She wears her tinted sunglasses so often sometimes she forgets the world isn't green.Ash is having an affair with a helmet-haired TV presenter.Olly lives a charmed life in LA but it's on the precipice of disaster. Over the long, hot summer of 1984, unanswered questions draw the three of them back together. They are so consumed with the possibility of a redemptive third act, they don't notice what's going on between Miller's son, his best friend and the girl who lives next door. . . Some summers are spent yearning for something to happen, others are charged with the terrifying, exhilarating feeling that everything is going to change.

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