A bold debut novel reminiscent of Emma Cline's The Girls; a story of love lust & the spaces in between from a 'captivating' (New York Times) new voice in fiction It is 1950 & Willa's mother has a new beau The arrival of his blue-eyed sun-kissed sons at Willa's summer home signals the end of her safe childhood As her entrancing older sister Joan pairs off with Kenneth nine-year-old Willa is drawn to his strange & solitary younger brother Patrick Left to their own devices Willa is swept up in Patrick's wicked games As they grow up their encounters become increasingly charged with sexuality & degradation But when Willa finally tries to reverse the trajectory of their relationship an act of desperation has devastating results Unfolding between the wild freedoms of British Columbia & the glittering beaches of California Demi-Gods explores a girl's attempt to forge a path of her own choosing in a world where female independence is suspect Sensitive playful & entirely original Eliza Robertson is one of the most exciting new voices in contemporary literature