See You in September

Cassy smiled, blew them a kiss.



'See you in September,' she said.



It was a throwaway line. Just words uttered casually by a young woman in a hurry. And then she'd gone.





It was supposed to be a short trip - a break in New Zealand before her best friend's wedding. But when Cassy waved goodbye to her parents, they never dreamed that it would be years before they'd see her again.



Having broken up with her boyfriend, Cassy accepts an invitation to stay in an idyllic farming collective. Overcome by the peace and beauty of the valley and swept up in the charisma of Justin, the community's leader, Cassy becomes convinced that she has to stay.



As Cassy becomes more and more entrenched in the group's rituals and beliefs, her frantic parents fight to bring her home - before Justin's prophesied Last Day can come to pass.



A powerful story of family, faith and finding yourself, See You in September is an unputdownable new novel from this hugely compelling author.



Charity Norman was born in Uganda and brought up in successive draughty vicarages in Yorkshire and Birmingham. After several years' travel she became a barrister, specialising in crime and family law. In 2002, realising that her three children had barely met her, she took a break from the law and moved with her family to New Zealand. See You in September is Charity's fifth novel.



Find Charity on Facebook at facebook.com/charitynormanauthor and on Twitter as @charitynorman1



This is a big, gripping and heartbreaking read... I couldn't put it down.



A riveting, fascinating read. I was absolutely gripped.



See You in September is one of those novels that really gets beneath the skin... I love the way Charity Norman is able to show the greys between the obvious black and whites; how she draws such multi-layered characters; and, of course, how she describes her stunning but often sinister locations.



Norman does a fine job delving into the insidious psychology of cults. But this is no human freak show: it's a creepy portrayal of an ordinary young woman, feeling the lure of total belonging, who is groomed into accepting a sinister price for it.



This is the author's fourth book and although I've said it before, it's her best. I can't wait to see what subject she'll tackle next.



Completely brilliant - you won't be able to turn the pages fast enough.



I shouted at this novel. I cast it away, abandoned, only to return to its beguiling pages.



Engrossing



A gripping tale that would appeal to fans of Jodi Picoult and Joanna Trollope... A page turning book to while away a winter's evening.



Easy to read, hard to put down, it'll move you to tears.