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People disappear when they most want to be seen. During the first year of university, a group of friends discover the true cost of an extraordinary life in this captivating debut novel about obsession, rivalry and coming of age.

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´A remarkably assured debut, deftly plotted and with vivid, compelling characters that leap off the page´ JOJO MOYES

´It had me gripped´ DAILY MAIL

´Intelligent, fresh, unforgettable´ IRISH TIMES

´Think The Secret History meets Agatha Christie´ RED

´Entirely gripping ... Weinberg is a major talent´ ALAIN DE BOTTON

´One of the best books I have read in... forever´ SCARLETT CURTIS

People disappear when they most want to be seen.

Jess Walker, middle child of a middle class family, has perfected the art of vanishing in plain sight. But when she arrives at a concrete university campus under flat, grey, East Anglian skies, her world flares with colour.

Drawn into a tightly-knit group of rule breakers - led by their maverick teacher, Lorna Clay - Jess begins to experiment with a new version of herself. But the dynamic between the friends begins to darken as they share secrets, lovers and finally a tragedy. Soon Jess is thrown up against the question she fears most: what is the true cost of an extraordinary life?

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´One of the standout books of the summer´ STYLIST
´Set to be the book of the summer´ Town & Country

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Weinberg, Kate
Kate Weinberg lives in London with her husband, her two children, and a tortoise called Agatha. The Truants is her first book.

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