A nostalgic 1990s coming-of-age novel about first love, friendship and small-town secrets
First love changes everything…
When sixteen-year-old Daisy is dragged from London to a Scottish seaside town for the summer, she expects boredom. Instead, she finds unexpected freedom, a new best friend in the effortlessly cool Katrina, and the dizzy thrill of attraction when Katrina’s older cousin starts sending her smouldering looks. For the first time, Daisy feels like life is about to begin.
But not everything in Artists Town is picture-perfect. Daisy’s dad has big ideas for transforming the town’s businesses—schemes that seem too ambitious, and too expensive. And beneath the surface of this sleepy, close-knit community, long-buried secrets are stirring. When they finally emerge, Daisy’s world will be shaken in ways she could never have imagined.
Set in the early 1990s—before mobile phones and social media—Artists Town is a heart-warming yet bittersweet coming-of-age novel about friendship, first love, and finding your place in the world. Perfect for readers who grew up in the ’90s, fans of small-town dramas with a twist and anyone who remembers the intensity of teenage summers that changed everything.
⭐ “Full of real, relatable characters I felt I knew by the end. I was desperate to know what happened next.”
⭐ “Funny, uplifting, and heartbreakingly sad—it took me straight back to my teens.”
⭐ “YA fiction at its finest.”
Please note: This book contains some strong language.
