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Heatstroke by Hazel Barkworth digital pack

Headline would like to invite libraries and reading groups across the UK to share their excitement about this summer’s hottest debut novel – Hazel Barkworth’s Heatstroke.

We don’t want readers across the country to miss this gripping page-turner, described by the Evening Standard this week as ‘a perfect sun-lounger read: a sizzling page-turner with twists, turns and revelations in all the right places’.

DIGITAL PACK CONTENTS:

- An extract from Heatstroke
- Reading Group questions
- A Spotify playlist by Hazel Barkworth inspired by the book
- A book trailer and social media images
- A video for libraries from the author

We’d love to see you share the digital assets and your thoughts on the book on social media tagging @headlinepg and @readingagency and using the hashtag #heatstrokebook

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