An electrifying, sultry and deliciously dark exploration of sex, power and art – a queer Rebecca for the twenty-first century

‘Rebecca meets Brideshead Revisited meets Saltburn’ STYLIST
‘A subtle, claustrophobic, seduction of a novel’ CLAIRE FULLER
‘Hypnotic and immersive ... Utterly addictive’ COLIN WALSH
‘A hugely talented writer’ SARAH WATERS
‘Sexy, evocative and unsettling in all the best ways’ JENNIE GODFREY
‘The book of the summer’ HARPERS BAZAAR
‘Tense, intelligent, excruciating … A cross between Notes On A Scandal and The Safekeep’ DAILY MAIL

Ruby has spent her twenties scraping by in unfulfilling jobs. But now she’s tasting her first success as a film director – and she’s caught the eye of Ellen, an iconoclastic feminist filmmaker, critical darling and Ruby’s idol.

When Ellen invites Ruby down to her sprawling country house and offers to mentor her through writing her next film, Ruby can’t believe her luck. Arriving in the middle of an oppressive heat wave, she is overawed by the glamour of the house – and finds herself quickly drawn into the middle of a dangerous dynamic between Ellen and her elusive daughter Lara.

Because Ellen and Lara, it seems, like to play games with promising young women. As tensions escalate, Ruby begins to ask herself: why was she brought here, and what exactly do these two women want from her?

Give Me Everything You’ve Got is the incendiary new novel from Imogen Crimp: a fearless, sultry and deliciously dark exploration of art, power and sex that grips to the final page.

"Shot through with satire on the culture industry’s demand for autobiographical stories of women’s lives, the plot resembles a cross between Zoë Heller’s Notes On A Scandal and Yael van der Wouden’s recent hit The Safekeep. Tense and intelligent, with an excruciating set-piece climax" - DAILY MAIL

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The book of the summer ... Blistering, compelling, claustrophobic, and sinister ... A summer of mysterious entanglements, self-destruction and a fascinating dissection of feminism and passion in the pursuit of making

"The air is stifling, the mood unsettling, and Ruby is increasingly aware of darker, seductive games at play" - SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE

"Vivid, cinematic, fantastically atmospheric ... The claustrophobic summer heat seeps through every scene, amping up the tension" - LITERARY REVIEW

"Ruby knows she has finally made it as a director when the filmmaker she idolises, Ellen, invites her to her country home during a heatwave. But she begins to question things when she finds herself drawn into the tumultuous dynamic between Ellen and her unpredictable daughter" - I PAPER, The best new books to read in May

"A total fever dream ... completely dizzying. Tinged with a sense of creeping claustrophobia throughout, it’s hard to ignore the descent into madness that inches its way into the book" - THE COLD MAGAZINE

"From Manderley in Rebecca to Brideshead Revisited and Saltburn, a sprawling, beautiful house is bound to be hiding some sinister secrets (while also featuring covetable herb gardens and marble fireplaces). So when budding screenwriter Ruby is invited to her idol’s country house, her best bet would be to write a polite ‘no, thank you’ card. Instead, she’s ensnared by feminist director Ellen and her wayward daughter, Lara, who both seem to be playing a game that Ruby can’t quite fathom – all while being utterly beguiled by the house itself" - STYLIST

"One of the buzziest debut novels this spring" - VOGUE

"Elegant and witty ... A precursor to great things" - THE TIMES

"An absorbing debut about sex and power" - GUARDIAN

"Haunting and bleakly compelling ... A writer of promise" - SUNDAY TIMES

"Wonderful ... A beautifully written examination of the psychology of sex, power, ambition and love and it’s particularly brilliant on being insecure about who you are" - DAILY MAIL