THE VIEW WAS EXHAUSTING by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta, read by Tania Rodrigues

Published: May 20, 2021, 12:13 p.m.

'Effortlessly cool, razor sharp, and crazy fun - I couldn't put it down' TAYLOR JENKINS REID, bestselling author of Daisy Jones & the Six\n\n'The complex, Hollywood love story we've all been waiting for' EMILY HENRY, bestselling author of Beach Read\n\n'Escapist, suspenseful, razor sharp' FRANCES CHA, author of If I Had Your Face\n\n---\n\nThe epic love story of the summer.\n\nWhitman 'Win' Tagore and Leo Milanowski are the greatest love story of our time. International movie star meets the beautiful son of a millionaire. Their kisses write headlines and their fights break the internet. Nobody needs to know it's not real.\n\nWin knows that Hollywood demands perfection - especially from a woman of colour.\n\nLeo just wants to enjoy life, and shift press attention away from his dysfunctional family.\n\nTogether they control the narrative.\n\nExcept this time, on the shores of Saint-Tropez, Leo is hiding a secret that is about to send Win's world spinning. Now everyone's dream couple must confront the messy reality of their relationship. Just as they're starting to realise that they might actually be falling in love...\n\nTHE VIEW WAS EXHAUSTING is a bold, swoon-worthy and utterly modern debut novel about truth, fame and privilege - and how we love now.\n\n'A book to read in the sun with a glass of wine and nothing else to do all day. Fun, sexy and totally gripping' LAURA KAY, author of The Split\n\n'Deft, funny and tender, The View Was Exhausting is as smart as it is swoon-worthy' JULIA ARMFIELD author of Salt Slow\n\n'Funny, warm and gorgeously written...I was totally swept away' JANE HEALEY, author of The Animals at Lockwood Manor\n\n'A sexy, scorching treat - fresh and ultra modern, I devoured it' VICTORIA GOSLING, author of Before the Ruins