Four new books to read this week

Farr's debut novel takes us to Corsica in the early 90s. Severine Guimard, 17, is the French-American daughter of an ambitious politician and dreams of Hollywood stardom.

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But her life changes course the night she is kidnapped by three men bent on achieving independence for the island, and who - unbeknownst to them - have just found the new face of their cause.

Farr's whip-smart tale intertwines the personal and the political as Severine tries to take back control but must face the devastating consequences of the decisions in front of her. Cinematic in scope, electrifying in its telling, The Bombshell contains a dazzling array of ideas and announces Farr as a writer to watch. 9/10