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I Made You Up Inside My Head by Marta Pérez-Carbonell

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I Made You Up Inside My Head

Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Publish Date
2 July 2026
Run Time
5 hours 56 minutes
Format
Audiobook

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What to expect

'A tremendous novel with a cool and engrossing narrative voice'
William Boyd, author of The Predicament

'Thrums with the momentum of a page turner'
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Chain-Gang All-Stars

'Addictive'
Ledia Xhoga, author of Misinterpretation

' Brilliant . . . A novel about a shocking literary scandal and relationships gone wrong'
CJ Hauser, author of The Crane Wife

'One of those books that make it worth clearing your afternoon to just sit back and lose yourself in the reading of it'
Vogue

On a sleeper train from London to Edinburgh, a woman and two strangers pass the time by telling stories about their lives. One passenger reveals the truth behind the novel he wrote: he betrayed the confidence of a young man, Hans, by converting his life story into fiction. Intimate details of Hans's life became public knowledge, his trust exploited for the author's own gain.

As her cabin-mates reveal that Hans has since disappeared, with foul-play suspected, Alicia becomes gripped by the question of what really happened between the two men. She begins to re-examine her own memories, to try and discern what brought her to this point - and her involvement in the story told that night soon goes beyond a mere observer.

I Made You Up Inside My Head questions the stories we tell ourselves and others, and the fine line that separates reality from fiction - all while weaving an engrossing tale of betrayal, loss and guilt.

Critics Review

  • I was ensnared in the web that this cosmopolitan novel wove . . . I was spellbound

    El Pais

  • A true testament to the faith and power of words and of literature . . . captivates the reader from the very first page with mounting tension and incomparable beauty

    El Cultural

  • An unexpected adventure. A subtle web of stories and words that fascinates and envelops you, capturing you without warning, like a child who listens open-mouthed to a beautiful story. A powerful and unforgettable debut.

    Rosa Montero

  • Marta Pérez-Carbonell's debut thrums with the momentum of a page turner while the sentences carry the grace of a great work of art. You'll think about storytelling and the "truth" anew after reading this beauty

    Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Chain-Gang All-Stars

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  • Pérez-Carbonell weaves a polyrhythmic narrative whose threads and patterns become addictive and leave behind an indelible impression

    Ledia Xhoga, author of Misinterpretation

  • A brilliant debut full of curiosity and intellect. A novel about a shocking literary scandal and relationships gone wrong and about the deeper questions of how we make meaning of the people who pass through our lives, for a season or a moment on a train. Readers of Katie Kitamura and Rachel Cusk rejoice, you have a new favourite writer to explore in Marta Pérez-Carbonell

    CJ Hauser, author of The Crane Wife

  • A brilliant and beguiling tale driven by urgent questions of infatuation, abandonment, and storytelling. Like a perfectly executed magic trick, Pérez-Carbonell's prose leaves you dazzled - not only for its beauty and precision, but for the intricate architecture behind the curtain

    Soon Wiley, author of When We Fell Apart

  • A tremendous novel with a cool and engrossing narrative voice that resonates with memorable intensity and effect

    William Boyd, author of Any Human Heart

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Details

Author
Marta Pérez-Carbonell
Narrator
Catrin Walker-Booth, John Telfer
Duration
5 hours 56 minutes
Release Date
2 July 2026
ISBN
9781399739108
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Genre
Fiction in translation, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general

Synopsis

'A tremendous novel with a cool and engrossing narrative voice'William Boyd, author of The Predicament'Thrums with the momentum of a page turner' Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Chain-Gang All-Stars 'Addictive' Ledia Xhoga, author of Misinterpretation ' Brilliant . . . A novel about a shocking literary scandal and relationships gone wrong' CJ Hauser, author of The Crane Wife 'One of those books that make it worth clearing your afternoon to just sit back and lose yourself in the reading of it' Vogue On a sleeper train from London to Edinburgh, a woman and two strangers pass the time by telling stories about their lives. One passenger reveals the truth behind the novel he wrote: he betrayed the confidence of a young man, Hans, by converting his life story into fiction. Intimate details of Hans's life became public knowledge, his trust exploited for the author's own gain. As her cabin-mates reveal that Hans has since disappeared, with foul-play suspected, Alicia becomes gripped by the question of what really happened between the two men. She begins to re-examine her own memories, to try and discern what brought her to this point - and her involvement in the story told that night soon goes beyond a mere observer. I Made You Up Inside My Head questions the stories we tell ourselves and others, and the fine line that separates reality from fiction - all while weaving an engrossing tale of betrayal, loss and guilt.

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