Sunstruck

This summer’s hottest read * Sunday Times Style *
Sticky and pacy with an undercurrent of unease, you won’t want to put it down * British Vogue *
Rich and complex * DAZED *
A heartbreaking but necessary portrayal of identity and belonging in modern day Britain. It’s the perfect beach read * Tatler *
The book of the summer … a pacy page-turner and a timely piece of social commentary * AnOther Magazine *
Richly evoked and quietly furious, building from its Saltburn-like beginnings into a roar about the state of modern Britain that never loses sight of the questions around family, friendship and belonging at its emotional core * Marie Claire *
There’s plenty of plot; the novel’s brisk pacing, together with its shrewd blend of emotional sincerity, brooding intrigue and political overtones, make for a lively beach read * Guardian *
[A] dark, intoxicating debut … A thoughtful meditation on class, race and queerness * Mail on Sunday *
Sticky, twisting and dangerous: Sunstruck compels, unravelling the fraught strings that keep the elite class together and asking if an outsider can ever truly belong in their fold – Rebecca K Reilly
Hunter’s debut skilfully follows the journey of an aspiring Black musician drawn into a world of privilege and excess. Beautifully written and well-paced … builds tension as it approaches an exciting revelation – Jacqueline Crooks
A stunning and tender debut. Sultry and compulsive. Full of heart – Soula Emmanuel
Poignant, tender, and wonderfully honest – Chloe Michelle Howarth
Sunstruck is a book that is very hard to put down, full of lovable and equally hatable characters whose lives - much like the protagonists - are both displayed and withheld from the reader, perfectly mimicking the realities of how we relate to those around us, even those we believe are closest to us. A truly gripping story about power, privilege and perspective from a writer with a sharp pen and a wicked sense of humour whose incredible career is only just beginning – Ore Agbaje-Williams
A smart, bracing, sexy novel about privilege and desire, full of indelible images and beautiful writing. Rayfet Hunter evokes the dream-like allure of power and the nightmare it soon becomes. I was completely gripped – Jack Parlett, author of Fire Island
Gorgeous and heartbreaking. I loved it – Jessica Stanley, author of Consider Yourself Kissed
A masterful debut, full of elegance, suspense, and wit. Sunstruck is a razor-sharp dissection of race, class and love – Owen Jones
A deft and compelling portrait of race, class, wealth, privilege and power * Mr Porter *

William Rayfet Hunter is a British-Jamaican writer from the North West of England. They now live and work in East London. Their non-fiction writing has been published by VICE, Dazed, and the Evening Standard. Sunstruck, their debut novel, won the #Merky Books New Writers’ Prize 2022.

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