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'A slow-burner shot through with menace' Heat 'Spinetingling' My Weekly 'Captivating . . . masterfully blends suspense and the supernatural' Northern Life 'Will toy with your pulse and send chills down your spine . . . unmissable' Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb 'Terrific. Elegant, eerie and utterly chilling' Amanda Mason 'Compulsive' Rebecca Netley, author of The Whistling A chilling new novel from the Costa First Novel Award shortlisted author of An Unremarkable Body THE ISLAND IS ABANDONED. BUT SHE IS NOT ALONE . . . Off the windswept coast of Scotland lies Finish Island, rugged and remote. Once a home, it now stands abandoned, a place of dark history and deep memory, a place that holds its...
***Shortlisted for the Costa Best First Novel Award 2018*** EVERY MOTHER IS A WOMAN WITH A PAST 'A haunting debut about grief, loss and motherhood' The Pool 'An intriguing tale of love, loss and missed opportunities . . . written with verve and delivers an amazing twist' Sunday Mirror 'Tender and moving, this part-thriller, part-memoir will leave you floored' Emerald Street When Katharine is found dead at the foot of her stairs, it is the mystery of her life that consumes her daughter, Laura. The medical examiner's report, in which precious parts of Katharine's body are weighed and categorised, motivates Laura to write her own version of events; to bear witness to the unbearable blank space ...
The new novel from the author of An Unremarkable Body, shortlisted for the Costa First Book Award 2018. 'Elegant, subtle and tender, with a sharp sting in the tale' Sunday Mirror 'A captivating novel which gets to the core of lust, love and commitment' Irish Times 'Gripping and atmospheric, this book will knock you sideways' Fiona Mitchell, author of The Maid's Room Sixteen-year-old Jane has a crush on her history teacher. He's everything she has ever wanted - handsome, bookish, kind - and before long they break the rules and fall in love. It is only once married and tied down with two children in 1980s suburbia that Jane realises what she might have given up. When Marion and Andrew, a couple whose passion tips into violence, move in next door, Jane is forced to confront feelings she didn't know she could have. As desire and loyalty are blurred, it becomes clear nobody can escape the devastating impact of a family falling apart.
Her silence destroyed him. Only the truth will set them free. Catherine has experienced something so traumatic that she can't speak. Or won't speak. The doctors say the only way forward is to look into her past. Fifteen years ago, Catherine met the love of her life at university. Lucian was charming, adored her and she was drawn into the hedonistic and careless lifestyle of his wealthy friends. They were inseparable - then one morning Catherine left him without a word. She married, had two children, and was convinced she'd moved on. But when they are unexpectedly reunited, the memories of their intoxicating love affair come rushing back. They could be that boy and girl again, and this time get it right. To do that, Catherine will have to tell Lucian why she left all those years ago. She's lived with the truth. But can he? 'Dark, addictive and ultimately heart-breaking' RUTH HOGAN, author of The Keeper of Lost Things 'Taut and sophisticated, not a word wasted. I loved this book' FRANCESCA JAKOBI, author of Bitter 'Elegant and pacey. Brideshead recalibrated by way of Big Little Lies' LEX COULTON, author of Falling Short Previously published as HIM under Clare Empson
'A novel to detonate the heart. Fans of Gail Honeyman and Joanna Cannon will love Bitter' A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window 'As gripping as Zoe Heller's Notes on A Scandal' Peter Bradshaw, Guardian Film Critic 'Brilliantly paced, moving, thoughtful and sharp. Loved it' Renée Knight, author of Disclaimer 'An absolutely astonishing first novel' Michael Frayn, author of Spies It's 1969, and while the summer of love lingers in London, Gilda is consumed by the mistakes of her past. She walked out on her beloved son Reuben when he was just a boy and fears he will never forgive her. When Reuben marries Alice, he seems transformed by love - a love Gilda has craved his entire adult life. What does his new wife have that she doesn't? And how far will she go to find out? It's an obsession that will bring shocking truths about the past to light . . .
'A haunting and thrilling read' Kate Hamer, author of The Girl in the Red Coat 'Original and unsettling - and just a little bit heartbreaking' Rachel Rhys, author of Dangerous Crossing In a sleepy English village in 1944, Annabel and her son Daniel live in the shadow of war. With her husband away, an increasingly isolated Annabel begins to lose her grip on reality. When mother and son befriend Hans, a German PoW consigned to a nearby farm, their lives are suddenly filled with thrilling secrets. To Annabel, Hans is an awakening from the darkness that has engulfed her since Daniel's birth. To her son, a solitary boy caught up in the magical world of fairy tales, he is perhaps a prince in disguise. But Hans has plans of his own and will soon set them into motion with devastating consequences.
Satirist William Hone is the forgotten hero of the British press. In 1817 he was forced to defend himself against a censorious government, in what amounted to a show trial pitting a self-educated Fleet Street journalist against the Lord Chief Justice and a hand-picked jury. Hone's crime was to ridicule the powers that be. Through Hone's life, Ben Wilson looks at the history of the struggle for free expression against repressive law.
***Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2018*** EVERY MOTHER IS A WOMAN WITH A PAST 'An intriguing tale of love and loss . . . written with verve and delivers an amazing twist' Sunday Mirror 'A haunting debut about grief, loss and motherhood' The Pool 'This novel pulls you in and will have you racing to reach the end' Good Housekeeping When Katharine is found dead at the foot of her stairs, it is the mystery of her life that consumes her daughter, Laura. The medical examiner's report, in which precious parts of Katharine's body are weighed and categorised, motivates Laura to write her own version of events. But as she delves deeper into Katharine's past, she is forced to confront a ne...
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