{"product_id":"first-summer-by-ekin-oklap","title":"First Summer by Ekin Oklap","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘An intimate story of self-discovery… Beautiful’ Orhan Pamuk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘For readers who loved Call Me By Your Name, this is a similarly soft, hazy, and quietly devastating story.’ Dua Lipa's Service95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA moving and dreamy debut novel about the summer love that changes two girls at the edge of adulthood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Such a tender story of love, discovery, connection, and loss. Ekin Oklap’s writing is startling in its apparent simplicity, beautifully timeless and fragile.’ Han Smith, Goldsmith Prize-shortlisted author of Portraits at the Palace of Creativity and Wrecking\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘An engrossing, passionate, and nostalgic queer coming-of-age story. Set in the heat of a teenaged summer, and in a galaxy far, far away; this book captures how it feels to connect with someone during that adolescent period when childhood fantasies collide with the realities of adulthood. A true celestial treat.’ Emily Austin, author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the heat and the green haze that seemed to surround us both like a physical presence, I felt intensely awake. One afternoon at the start of summer, a teenager watches a new girl move in across the street. In Clara, the narrator recognises the same loneliness that she feels herself, but finds tenderness and laughter too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver hot, languid days spent talking and reading side by side in the garden, the narrator is awakened to the possibility of a true connection with another human being, free of the self-consciousness she feels with others. Meanwhile, in a distant fictional galaxy, Nadia the space explorer - the protagonist of a children's book series beloved by both girls - traverses the known universe with her companion, Rosa. Their imagined adventures make sense of new and powerful feelings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Summer captures the innocence and agony of adolescence and the exquisite promise of love on the cusp of adulthood: a moment where fantasy is still vivid in the mind. This story of the first summer of love echoes throughout the characters’ lives and will change them forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat:Hardback 208 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd\u003cbr\u003eImprint:Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9781398551589\u003cbr\u003ePublished:21 May 2026\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Holidays \u0026amp; seasonal interest, Of specific Lesbian interest, Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Adult \u0026amp; contemporary romance, Fiction: special features\u003cbr\u003eWeight:322g\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:224 x 144 x 22 (mm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64739874275677,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9781398551589.jpg?v=1779207965","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/first-summer-by-ekin-oklap","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}