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The Eternal Return of Clara Hart by Louise Finch
In Association with Little Island

Book Info

Genre: Time Loop
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Little Island
Number of Pages: 260 Pages
Publication Date: May 28, 2026 (this edition)
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61255214-the-eternal-return-of-clara-hart
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Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Eternal-Return-Clara-Hart/dp/191507102X/ (Canada) https://a.co/d/0ipiOb3e (USA) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eternal-Return-Clara-Hart/dp/191507102X/ (UK)

Blurb

A new edition of Louise Finch’s Carnegie shortlisted time-loop YA sensation ‘tackles sexual assault, toxic masculinity, and grief with precision and courage’ (Kirkus starred review).
Spence and Anthony have been friends for years, but it’s only when he witnesses a classmate die in what looks like a tragic accident at a house party that a flicker in the fabric of time helps Spence ‘see’ Anthony for the first time.
When Spence wakes up to the same day again and sees Clara, the girl who died, alive and well, it’s clear he’s been granted a second chance. And a third. And a fourth…
Caught in a loop, condemned to experience the same 24 hours over and over, Spence tries to prevent the terrible events of the party. To break the spell, he has to re-evaluate everything he previously took for granted and find the courage to call out his own and others’ complicity in events that marked the life and death of Clara Hart.

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About the Author

Louise Finch grew up in a small town in the Midlands. After studying History of Art she worked for over a decade in the charity sector across women’s and LGBT+ rights, and youth arts. She now lives in the South East of England with her husband, their two small dogs and too many house plants, surrounded by books, craft supplies and vintage furniture.

My Review This gave me Happy Death Day film vibes. What do you do if you see something thats wrong but blank it? Spence is in a time loop to repeat this party and scene over and over again. However us as readers arent subjected to the sexual assault, instead we are privy to the other rooms and what goes on in them at the time, or how they change when Spence messes with the timelines. A very different book for me to read and well crafted that I enjoyed the complex nature of it all. Can Spence save himself and can he save Clara? You may think Spence doesn’t deserve this second third and fourth chances. But when you go through grief you do turn to friends and are particularly numb to things. So I can see the dilemma he was in. Excellent book on consent and doing the right thing.