Summer Hours : A vivid story of youth, desire and obsession

Author: Alessandra Thom

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 2 July 2026 by Birlinn General (Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 160 pages
198 x 129 | 143g

'Everything about this book is alive' – Maria SledmereIt's a hot Edinburgh summer, and Roisin’s life is stagnating. She spends her days cancelling plans, skipping work and drinking lukewarm wine in the bathtub with her best friend Eve.

When their wealthy mutual friend Claire offers Roisin a significant amount of money under the guise of ‘freelance work,’ Roisin thinks her luck might finally be changing. But Claire’s proposal is not all it seems, and soon Roisin finds herself trapped. Paralysed by both her intense infatuation with Eve and her secret arrangement with Claire, Roisin must walk a delicate line to avoid losing what matters to her most.