Trust Exercise: From the Booker-shortlisted author of Flashlight

Paperback Published on: 25/06/2026
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Synopsis

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR

Both 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.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781806492251
  • Number of pages: 272
  • Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 24 mm
  • Weight: 227g
  • Languages: English

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Trust Exercise
Trust Exercise is an interesting exercise in unreliable narration. A story is told from one point of view, and then we go over the same ground from other p... READ MORE
Sam Williams
Trust Exercise
Intense and intriguing.
This was an interesting read. Choi has created a psychologically complex character study full to the brim with teenage intensity, following a handful of st... READ MORE
H is for Hazel
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
Trust Exercise
Hard work for little reward
It takes a lot for me to abandon a book that I have paid good money for but I nearly did with this one. At first I thought it was well written but what’s t... READ MORE
Margaret Brice