'Electrifying, deeply unsettling and so, so satisfying' Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss I raced through this compelling tale about shame, single motherhood, and the lies we tell ourselves and other people Daily MailHow can you write other people's stories, when you won't admit the truth of your own?
'A riveting read' Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Year A smartly-paced thriller Evening Standard Dramatic, unnerving exceptional The Sun*SELECTED FOR BBC S BETWEEN THE COVERS**A NEW YORK TIMES Editor s Pick** THE SUNDAY TIMES Crime Book of the Year** THE GUARDIAN s Best Recent Crime and Thrillers** THE EVENING STANDARD s Best New Books of 2022** THE TIMES Best Crime Books of 2022*_____________________________________________________________The year is 1999.
HUSTLERS meets BIG LITTLE LIES in the heist of the summer A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Propulsive and captivating Vogue Darkly comedic Daily MailMeet Ava: rule-abiding lawyer who has ticked all of life s boxes.
One of 'the heirs to John le Carre' The Times A tremendous achievement WILLIAM BOYD Behold the new Golden Age of Spy Kings Sunday TimesTo betray, you must first belong In June 1934, Kim Philby met his Soviet handler, the spy Arnold Deutsch.
*JOANNA GLEN'S LATEST NOVEL MAYBE, PERHAPS, POSSIBLY IS OUT NOW* So beautiful I almost couldn t bear it, and so moving I was reading through tears STACEY HALLS Uniquely witty, beautifully observed, intricately woven MIRANDA HART A truly glorious life-affirming book, in which love, hope and friendship trump sorrow DINAH JEFFERIES Had me absolutely sobbing a beautiful, beautiful book JO BROWNING WROE, bestselling author of A TERRIBLE KINDNESS Worth every tear WOMAN & HOME Exquisitely tender, powerfully compelling SARAH HAYWOOD One of my new all-time favourite books an absolute joy JULIETTA HENDERSON Thoughtful, warm and engaging CHRISTINA SWEENEY-BAIRD Honest, heartfelt and hopeful MARIANNE CRONIN A joy to read ANNE YOUNGSON A love song to women everywhere ERICKA WALLERMEET EVA MARTINEZ-GREEN, AN ONLY CHILD FULL OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HER BEGINNINGS.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKER PRIZE'Dazzling' GUARDIAN'Blistering' THE TIMES'A delight' DIANA EVANS'Fiction written at the highest level' ANN PATCHETT'Hilarious, revelatory' MARLON JAMESAn electrifying, hilarious and deeply moving tragicomic debut novel following a Jamaican family grappling with a new life in the US.
'Moving and vital' i NEWS A beautiful book EVENING STANDARD Deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible DAILY MIRRORHow do we give a voice to those who so often remain unheard?
'I urge you to read Bad Habit' PEDRO ALMODOVAR'Had me hooked from the first page Savour every word' DUA LIPA The book that everyone is reading NEW YORK TIMES'Sublime' EDOUARD LOUISA SERVICE95 BOOK CLUB PICKBeautifully written and told in an irresistible voice, Bad Habit is a powerfully moving coming-of-age novel following a young trans woman in 1980s Madrid.
