Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ice Cream Girls | 2010 | Dorothy Koomson | Buy |
| 2 | All My Lies Are True | 2020 | Dorothy Koomson | Buy |
The Poppy & Serena series begins with The Ice Cream Girls, which tells the story of two teenage girls who were both involved with the same older man. When he is found dead, one of them goes to prison while the other walks free. A decade later, their paths cross again.
All My Lies Are True picks up the story years later, when Poppy and Serena’s children become entangled in a relationship that threatens to repeat the cycle. Koomson uses dual timelines and shifting perspectives to explore how trauma echoes across generations. The Ice Cream Girls was adapted into a three-part ITV drama in 2013.