The Rachel Incident

Everyone in Cork remembers the 'Rachel Incident'. What happened? It's simple. It's complicated. It changed everything. It's about love and friendship. It's definitely about betrayal. And above all it's about Rachel and James, two twenty-somethings who meet at a bookshop in Cork, become best friends, and spend one unforgettable year screwing up and growing up.

About the Author

Caroline O'Donoghue is a New York Times bestselling 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 bestselling supernatural series for teenagers, All Our Hidden Gifts. She was born in Ireland and currently lives in London.

Reviews

"Caroline O'Donoghue writes characters that just sort of melt from the page and into your life – they are so relatable, so likeable, so beautifully messy. Her story of twenty-somethings stumbling through life, trying to find themselves but usually finding awful rented accommodation and crappy jobs instead is instantly relatable. There is a dinner party scene so brilliantly staged and so exquisitely uncomfortable, I had to read it through my fingers, like watching some sort of horror movie. Books so rarely capture the sheer chaos, heartache, misery and euphoria of our twenties, effectively the internship stage of adulthood in so many ways, but this one does it effortlessly. A truly charming, moving, funny and sad novel" —Keith Stuart, author of A Boy Made of Blocks

"I haven't enjoyed a book as much as The Rachel Incident in a long time – so, so sharp, funny and painfully relatable. These characters defy tropes and stereotypes, they come alive on the page. I adored them" —Laura Kay, author of Tell Me Everything

"I really loved this book. It was gentle yet compelling and I was truly rooting for each character, even the ones I didn't like. Caroline has a talent for writing complex characters with humour and tact. The Rachel Incident kept me guessing while feeling deeply comforted the whole way through" —Emer McLysaght, author of Oh My God What a Complete Aisling

"A book I took to my heart... A truly lovely read; complex in its emotional range, funny, poignant, heart-breaking, beautifully plotted, with clever, pacey dialogue, vivid characters and a shocking plot twist that left me gasping in horror" —Barbara Trapido, author of Brother of the More Famous Jack

Dimensions: 12.62 x 1.7 x 19.81 cm