Rhianne's art degree at one of the best schools in London is cut short by the predatory attentions of a tutor, who destroys her confidence in the most insidious way. She retreats home to the west country, where, with the support of her dad Dominic and step-mum Melissa, she takes a job at a small hotel while she tries to figure out what next. That turns out to be a relationship with a charismatic young chef named Callum, which starts in the adrenalin-fuelled buzz of the kitchen and soon becomes much darker. It will test Rhianne and her loving family to their limits, until through her art, she manages to find a way back.
From the acclaimed author of What Red Was, The Orange Room is a novel about being loved, being hurt, being seen and becoming free, for readers of Coco Mellors, Natasha Brown, Rachel Cusk and Deborah Levy.
Praise for What Red Was:
'Unforgettable... subversive and sophisticated' Elle
'One of the most powerful debuts you'll
