Exploring consent in Lisa Williamson's explosive The Summer After the Night Before

In The Summer After the Night Before (David Fickling Books), a group of friends find themselves drawn into an emotionally-charged exploration of what happened at one end-of-year party.

In this realistic portrayal of teen life, author Lisa Williamson dives deep into the question of consent and how complex this can be, and explores the kinds of questions that could be raised around consent.

The Summer After the Night Before:   After one drunken night, the close friendship between Molly, Rhiannon and Ben changes during the following summer as each tries to understand and come to terms with what happened that night. Told from each of their perspectives, the reader is given a complex and emotionally real exploration of consent, truth and changing friendships.  Read an extract

Find out more in our indepth Q&A with the author:  ReadingZone caught up with Lisa Williamson to find out more about The Summer After the Night Before, why she wanted to write it, and the questions she tries to answer through the story.