WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES, ELLE, NEW YORKER AND BARACK OBAMA'Spellbinding' ELLE'Ingenious' FINANCIAL TIMES'Masterly' GUARDIAN'Devastating' THE NEW YORK TIMESBoth inventive and shocking, Trust Exercise became a sensation on publication in the USA for its timely insights into sex, power and the nature of abuse. Sarah and David are in love - the obsessive, uncertain love of teenagers on the edge of adulthood. At their performing arts school, the rules are made by their magnetic drama instructor Mr Kingsley, who initiates them into a dangerous game. Two decades on we learn that the real story of these teenagers' lives is even larger and darker than we imagined, and the consequences have lasted a lifetime. Trust Exercise is a brilliant, unforgettable novel about what we lose, gain and never get over as we're initiated into the mysteries of adulthood.Readers love Trust Exercise:***** Had me literally gasping ********** I loved the hell out of it ********** Choi is electrifying *****