June and her father stared for a moment into each other’s minds. He looked away first; and with a stab of joy June knew he was afraid of her and that she hated him.

It is summer in small town Havenport. Protected from the world by her devoted mother, fifteen-year-old June is content and completely self-absorbed. Her biggest concern is where she will be holidaying this year.

When June’s father reappears after twelve years in Australia, she is thrust abruptly into a different life: new house, town, school. She soon suspects that she does not know the full story about her father, and when she meets Tony Townsend, he and his London life suddenly promise a glamorous and alluring alternative . . .

Other People is a compelling coming-of-age novel, told with Dale’s trademark wit, observation and canny dissemination of relationships.

‘The atmosphere is smoky with incessant fry-ups . . . it is a world in which real people live and try to make sense of their lives.’ Sunday Times

‘Dale is firmly one of my favourite writers.’ Sheena Patel

‘Hilarious, dark and true.’ Camilla Grudova

‘No one does psychological acuity or a certain English nastiness so brilliantly.’ China Miéville

‘With her eye for moral bankruptcy and what lies beneath seemingly respectable façades, Dale creates a world that is uniquely, wonderfully horrifying.’ Spectator