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The latest gripping domestic drama from the author of The Move and The People at Number 9

Moving in together. What could go wrong?

‘Sharp, dark and brilliantly twisty’ OK!

Two couples, best friends for half a lifetime, move in together. What could possibly go wrong…?

Harriet and Mark have it all: successful careers, a lovely house in a leafy London suburb, twin boys on the cusp of leaving home. Yvette and Gary share a smaller place with their two daughters in a shabbier part of the same borough.

But when the stars align for a collective move north, it means a fresh start for them all. For Mark, it’s a chance to escape the rat race; for Harriet, a distraction from her unfulfilled dream of a late third child. Gary has decided to reboot the Madchester band that made him famous, while Yvette hopes it will give her daughters what she never had herself.

But as the reality of their new living arrangements slowly sinks in, the four friends face their own mid-life crises, and the dream becomes a nightmare…

Praise for Felicity Everett:

‘Sharp, dark and brilliantly twisty’ OK!

‘Brimming with insight, intrigue and emotional intensity, and with a slow drip of disturbing revelations, Everett’s masterful exploration of the pitfalls and pressures of twenty-first century life brutally exposes the perilous fault lines buried under the two seemingly happy marriages’ Lancashire Post

‘A dark and foreboding tale of a rural dream gone wrong; of what can happen when we try to paint over the cracks’ Sunday Post

‘Has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion’ Adele Parks, No. 1 bestselling author, in Platinum

‘Dark and gripping, this tale is perfect for snuggling up with by the fire with a glass or two of wine’ Closer

‘Clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!’ Katie Fforde, No. 1 bestselling author

'A cautionary tale of what happens when you get caught up with the in-crowd . . . I gulped it down' Veronica Henry, bestselling author

Critics Review

Praise for Felicity Everett:

‘Sharp, dark and brilliantly twisty’ OK!

‘Brimming with insight, intrigue and emotional intensity, and with a slow drip of disturbing revelations, Everett’s masterful exploration of the pitfalls and pressures of twenty-first century life brutally exposes the perilous fault lines buried under the two seemingly happy marriages’ Lancashire Post

‘A dark and foreboding tale of a rural dream gone wrong; of what can happen when we try to paint over the cracks’ Sunday Post

‘Has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion’ Adele Parks, No. 1 bestselling author of Both Of You, in Platinum

‘Dark and gripping, this tale is perfect for snuggling up with by the fire with a glass or two of wine’ Closer

‘Clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!’ Katie Fforde, No. 1 bestselling author of A Wedding in Provence

‘A cautionary tale of what happens when you get caught up with the in-crowd . . . I gulped it down’ Veronica Henry, bestselling author of The Impulse Purchase

‘Held me in its vice-like grip from first page to last … A fascinating analysis of an unhealthy friendship based on insecurity and delusion, and the characters are so vividly drawn that I sympathised with them and despaired of them in equal measure’ Sophie Hannah, bestselling author of The Couple at the Table

‘Tense and tightly plotted’ Woman

‘Excruciating yet unputdownable, this is domestic noir at its most gripping’ Woman & Home

‘I LOVED it. Such an unsettling read, with a whole grass-is-greener vibe that makes it creepy. Perfect reading for a cold, dark night!’ Lisa Hall, bestselling author of The Woman in the Woods

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This is the second (audio) book by this author i have purchased, not necessarily because the first I read was so unusual in terms of story-telling, but because of the author's undeniable gripping and witty writing style that had me hooked - a rare treasure in this kind of genre. Compounded, I would add, by the two different but equally excellent narrators. A novel, no matter how captivating, can be completely ruined by its audio narration. These two narrators did the author justice and highlighted rather than annihilated her catchy, flowing writing style and wit. I have just bought book next number 3.
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