Praise for Andrea Dunlop’s Losing the Light
One of Redbook’s Best Books of 2016
“Dunlop infuses She Regrets Nothing with insight into family dynamics, which makes it especially rich, multifaceted, and engrossing. Fans of Becky Sharp and Brenda Walsh, this is your lucky day.”
—Caroline Kepnes, bestselling author of Hidden Bodies and You
“Dunlop has created unforgettable characters and a setting so richly drawn, the reader is immersed in the drama until the last engaging page. She Regrets Nothing is an entertaining, compelling story of family, class, and the yearning to belong.”
—Amy Poeppel, author of Small Admissions
“Laila Lawrence and her family are people I am thrilled not to know personally and was equally thrilled to spend a few hours following around New York City in all the best clothes and shoes to all the best clubs and parties. She Regrets Nothing is addictive, dark, and twisty and, like its characters, delightfully conniving.”
—Laurie Frankel, author of This Is How It Always Is
“A complicated friendship, a disastrous affair with a professor, and intoxicating relationships factor in making this an unforgettable trip.”
—BuzzFeed
“Who doesn’t fantasize about a sexy and passionate romance with a hot foreigner?”
—PopSugar
“A haunting story of betrayal within a beautiful portrait of youth.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Dunlop’s smart and suspenseful debut follows the lead of Katie Crouch’s Abroad (2014) and Jennifer duBois’s Cartwheel (2013), but delves more deeply into the repercussions beyond a shocking incident during a year abroad. Dunlop richly evokes the heady emotions of friendship, lust, and betrayal.”
—Booklist
“A heady cocktail of nostalgia, a seductive Frenchman, a passionate love triangle, a mysterious disappearance: Seattle author Andrea Dunlop weaves an intriguing story about 30-year-old Brooke, now newly engaged, and her recollections of student days a decade earlier in France with her bubbly, blond buddy Sophie. . . . Losing the Light is a love letter to France—the cafes, the language, the ‘fierce elegance’ of Parisiennes, the sun-drenched beauty of Cap Ferrat. Dunlop brilliantly recreates the tempestuous, ‘anything is possible’ whirlwind of emotions that accompany Brooke’s coming of age, with the dizzying heights and depths of feeling. . . . A thoughtful, assured debut.”
—The Seattle Times
“Good wine, dark chocolate, a French love triangle, and the perfect best friend—at first—are only a handful of the decadences awaiting you in Losing the Light—not to mention the shocking twist that kept this succulent debut lingering long after the final page.”
—Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet
“Dunlop’s writing is effervescent, but wise . . . the story, which is as much about love, lust and longing as it is about the intricacies and potential pitfalls of close, obsessive friendship, also offers a truly lovely depiction of France.”
—The Globe and Mail
“In her debut, Dunlop writes of a fizzy, decadent world, filled with the intense relationships that young love brings, whether that feeling is for a person or for a beautiful location.”
—Library Journal
“Love triangles can haunt you forever. This gorgeously written debut novel centers around one woman being seduced by European high life while on a study abroad trip in France. It’s an exotic escape and a literary escape at the same time.”
—Redbook
“The story of a young girl studying abroad in France who gets sucked into a world of love and lust. This unraveling tale is absolutely haunting.”
—SheKnows
“There are so many coming-of-age novels in the world about the young, innocent girl making her way in the world. And yet, Losing the Light is really something special. Andrea Dunlop has a keen sense of what a modern woman on the cusp of her twenties might truly desire, fear, and be tempted by. Her characters are unapologetic and troublesome, yet intensely likable. On top of that, she sets the book in a French town and feeds you wine and men the whole way through. Oh, and there’s a murder mystery. Seduced yet? You should be. This is a lovely debut.”
—Katie Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Girls in Trucks and Abroad
“It’s got Gainsbourg’s ‘Sea, Sex, and Sun’ plus red wine and betrayal— a compulsively readable debut about forever friendships that can’t last.”
—Courtney Maum, bestselling author of I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You
“Losing the Light is a smart, sexy, thrilling novel. Andrea Dunlop’s debut brilliantly captures the tension and sharp edges of female friendships, infatuation, and life abroad. You will feel transported to France, as if you yourself are speaking French and drinking a little too much wine with your best friend and a dangerously handsome man.”
—Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of One True Loves
“Andrea Dunlop’s captivating debut ardently delivers the thrill and joy and exquisite pain of being young and in love: with a friend, with a lover, with a country, with a life, with the future. I felt myself twenty and in France with nothing but heady enchantment before me. Losing the Light is utterly transporting.”
—Laurie Frankel, author of The Atlas of Love
“This delicious literary indulgence is consuming and addictive . . . the perfect partner for every beach day this summer.”
—Sunset
“In Losing the Light, Andrea Dunlop takes readers on an intense, smart, sexy adventure, giving major The Talented Mr. Ripley vibes.”
—Working Mother