'An urgent story told beautifully' - Dolly Alderton
'Gripping, unflinching and elegant' - Sophie Mackintosh

A powerful, unforgettable story about modern love, privilege and a young woman's journey after her life falls apart.

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When Kate meets Max in the first week of university, a life-changing friendship begins. Over the next four years, the two become inseparable. But loving Max means knowing his family: the wealthy Rippons, all generosity, social ease and quiet repression.

Theirs is not Kate's world, and yet she finds herself drawn quickly into their gilded lives, and the secrets that lie beneath. Until one summer evening at the Rippons' home, just after graduation, her life is shattered in a bedroom while a party goes on downstairs.

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An Observer Hottest-Tipped Debut Novelist and Elle One To Watch

'Unforgettable...subversive and sophisticated' Elle

'Outstanding...brilliantly told' Observer

'A writer with a voice as fresh as new paint... Beautiful' The Times

'One of the most powerful debuts you'll ever read' Stylist

'Scorching and original' Sunday Times, Style

'Dazzling... Enthralling' Alexandra Kleeman

'Unputdownable... A powerful and haunting tale' Independent

'If you like David Nicholls, Elizabeth Day, Donna Tartt...it's exceptional' Pandora Sykes

'Compelling... Price's prose glimmers' Mail on Sunday

A powerful, unforgettable story of modern love, privilege and a young woman's journey after her life falls apart.

About the Author

Rosie Price is the acclaimed author of What Red Was and The Orange Room. She lives in London.

Reviews
Moving, vivid, confronting and bold, What Red Was is an urgent story told beautifully * Dolly Alderton *
Subversive and sophisticated... [Rosie Price's] exploration of sexual violence and class makes for an unforgettable read * Elle, **Books to Look Out for in 2019** *
Bringing together themes of survival, agency, complicity, self-denial and, ultimately, courage, this assured book is one of the most powerful debuts you'll ever read. * Stylist *
An incredibly nuanced exploration of the complexities of sexual violence, WHAT RED WAS heralds the arrival of a major new literary talent. This is an important book. * Louise O'Neill, author of ASKING FOR IT and ALMOST LOVE *
WHAT RED WAS is a gripping novel that shines an unflinching light on trauma and its prismatic impact. A deeply necessary book, elegant and assured even as it burns at the centre with cool, clear-eyed rage. * Sophie Mackintosh, author of THE WATER CURE *



Book Information
ISBN 9781529110784
Author Rosie Price
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Vintage
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 266g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 129mm