Shortlisted for the Galaxy Popular Fiction Book of the Year 2010.
The Ice Cream Girls is an utterly gripping, thought-provoking and heart-warming slice of life that will make you wonder if you can ever truly know the people you love particularly when secrets from a tragic event in the past are unburied and revealed to those who knew those secrets and to others who didn’t. A living hell for those involved.
As teenagers, Poppy Carlisle and Serena Gorringe were the only witnesses to a tragic event. Amid heated public debate, the two seemingly glamorous teens were dubbed 'The Ice Cream Girls' by the press and were dealt with by the courts. Years later, having led very different lives, Poppy is keen to set the record straight about what really happened, while Serena wants no one in her present to find out about her past.
'Another moving and thought-provoking read, this lives up to expectations' Cosmopolitan
'Unputdownable is a word that's bandied around a lot, but we seriously dare you to try and prise yourself away from this one' Company
'Absolutely fantastic. From the first page you'll be desperate to know exactly what happened' The Sun
'A powerful departure from the usual frothy chick-lit, this beautifully written novel will hook you from the start' Closer
'Gripping, thought-provoking and ultimately heart-warming' She
'Incredibly gripping' **** Now 'Gritty and realistic, it mixes crime, drama and romance ? the best women's fiction of the year so far' Candis magazine
'A fast-paced, gritty and exhilarating read' Hot Stars
'Gripping' Woman
's Own 'Phenomenal, my favourite book of the year so far ... a well-written and tension-laden book that will keep you hooked ... fabulous' chicklitreviews
.com '[A] breathtaking psychological thriller. Koomson takes the story to the darkest of places, creating a masterpiece of manipulation that builds layer by chilling layer to an outstanding climax that will make you - and your goosebumps - shudder Daily Record
'[A] fast-paced page-turner ... A shocking tale of brutality and betrayal, shattered childhood and hidden truths' Take a Break
'This incisive tale tests the value of truth' Pride
Author
About Dorothy Koomson
Dorothy Koomson is an award-winning, global bestselling author whose novels include the Sunday Times bestsellers The Friend, That Girl from Nowhere, The Ice Cream Girls, The Woman He Loved Before, The Chocolate Run and My Best Friend’s Girl. Her books have been translated into more than 30 languages with sales that exceed 2 million copies in the UK alone. Dorothy’s books are powerful, thought-provoking and compelling ‘emotional thrillers’ where moral dilemmas are central and where the complex emotions of family and friendships are explored. Her third book, My Best Friend’s Girl, was selected for the Richard & Judy Summer Reads of 2006, and her novels The Ice Cream Girls and The Rose Petal Beach were both shortlisted for the British Book Awards in 2010 and 2013, respectively. A TV adaptation loosely based on The Ice Cream Girls was first shown on ITV1 in 2013. Her novels have all been Sunday Times Top 10 bestsellers including That Girl from Nowhere, When I Was Invisible, The Friend and Tell Me Your Secret.
Dorothy recently featured on the 2021 Powerlist as one of the most influential Black people in Britain and appeared in GQ Style as a Black British trailblazer. She uses her platform to support new writers and recently launched ‘The Happy Author’ podcast and is a Judge for the 2021 Grazia and Women’s Prize for Fiction First Chapter competition. This year she also contributed to the World Book Night collection, Stories to Make You Smile, to the Feminist Book Society’s This Is How We Come Back Stronger and to a collection of love stories by women of colour, Who’s Loving You.
Passionate about the importance of reading and literacy, Dorothy is a regular speaker in libraries and supports the work of the National Literacy Trust, an independent charity that transforms lives through literacy www.literacytrust.org.uk and Little Green Pigwww.littlegreenpig.org.uk, a Brighton and Hove based charity that offers free writing workshops for young people in need. Dorothy lives in Brighton (well, Hove, actually) and the city is an ever-present character in her novels.
