Scenes of a Graphic Nature

THE RACHEL INCIDENT - Caroline O'Donoghue's bestselling new novel - is out now

Charlie's life isn't going forward - so she's decided to go back

After a tough few years floundering around the British film industry and experimenting with amateur pornography, Charlie and her best friend Laura take a trip to her familial home on an island off the west coast of Ireland. Her father's health is rapidly declining and this could be the last chance to connect with her roots. But events on the island cause Charlie to doubt her father's childhood stories - and then there's her complicated relationship with Laura. Pursuing the truth will shatter everything she thought knew - but is that what it takes to grow up?

'A gorgeous exploration of the messy and fragile nature of friendship and all the many forms of love' IRISH TIMES

'A darkly humorous, keenly observed blend of millennial drift and murder mystery from a razor-sharp writer' RED

'Witty, tender and insightful' GUARDIAN

'A perfect page-turner. I loved it' DOLLY ALDERTON

'Wonderful. Had me gripped' MARIAN KEYES

The Rachel Incident was a #2 bestseller in Ireland in June 2023

“I loved it . . . whipsmart and so witty - Marian Keyes, on Promising Young Women So brilliant . . . It couldn't really be more timely - Dolly Alderton, the High Low Podcast, on Promising Young Women Funny, clever, upsetting, fierce and absolutely of its time. A future classic - Jane Casey, on Promising Young WomenAnyone who enjoyed Jami Attenberg's All Grown Up or Sally Rooney's Conversations With Friends will find much to like in Caroline O'Donoghue's darkly funny novel - Irish Independent, on Promising Young Women Bluebeard crossed with The Yellow Wallpaper neck-deep in zeitgeist - Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti, on Promising Young Women The cleverest, funniest and most assured debut novel I've ever read - Daisy Buchanan, author of How to Be a Grown-Up, on Promising Young Women”

I loved it . . . whipsmart and so witty - Marian Keyes, on Promising Young Women

So brilliant . . . It couldn't really be more timely - Dolly Alderton, the High Low Podcast, on Promising Young Women

Funny, clever, upsetting, fierce and absolutely of its time. A future classic - Jane Casey, on Promising Young Women

Anyone who enjoyed Jami Attenberg's All Grown Up or Sally Rooney's Conversations With Friends will find much to like in Caroline O'Donoghue's darkly funny novel - Irish Independent, on Promising Young Women

Bluebeard crossed with The Yellow Wallpaper neck-deep in zeitgeist - Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti, on Promising Young Women

The cleverest, funniest and most assured debut novel I've ever read - Daisy Buchanan, author of How to Be a Grown-Up, on Promising Young Women

Caroline O'Donoghue is a New York Times best-selling author and the host of the award-winning podcast Sentimental Garbage. She has written two previous novels for adults, Promising Young Women and Scenes of a Graphic Nature. She has also written the best-selling supernatural series for teenagers, All Our Hidden Gifts. She was born in Ireland and currently lives in London.

CHARLIE REGAN'S LIFE ISN'T GOING FORWARD, SO SHE'S DECIDED TO GO BACK. ' A perfect page-turner. I loved it' DOLLY ALDERTON 'Wonderful' MARIAN KEYES * 'A gorgeous exploration of the messy and fragile nature of friendship and all the many forms of love, as well as of the primal need we all have to belong' IRISH TIMESAfter a tough few years floundering around the British film industry, experimenting with amateur pornography and watching her father's health rapidly decline, Charlie and her best friend Laura journey to her ancestral home of Clipim, an island off the west coast of Ireland. She knows this could be the last chance to connect with her dad's history before she loses him. But when the girls arrive, Charlie begins to question both her difficult relationship with Laura and her father's childhood stories. Before long, she's embroiled in a devastating conspiracy that's been sixty years in the making . . . and it's up to her to reveal the truth. Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize ' One of the most intelligent, well observed depictions of lust, loss, envy, betrayal, friendship and love that I've ever read ' DAISY BUCHANAN 'A moving and extremely funny look at family, roots and the myth of Irishness' THE i , ESSENTIAL SUMMER READS 'Witty, tender and insightful . . . O'Donoghue is a perceptive, clever writer' GUARDIAN 'A darkly humorous, keenly observed blend of millennial drift and murder mystery from a razor-sharp writer' RED

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