First Summer

First Summer is a poignant debut novel that follows two teenage girls on the brink of adulthood as they navigate the complexities of friendship and love during a transformative summer. The story unfolds with the narrator's growing connection to Clara, a new girl who shares her sense of loneliness, and the exploration of their relationship set against the backdrop of their shared admiration for a fictional space explorer, Nadia. Through their tender summer days filled with laughter and discovery, the novel beautifully captures the dualities of adolescence, intimacy, and the bittersweet nature of first love.