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The Perfect Life by Nuala Ellwood

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The Perfect Life

Author
Nuala Ellwood
Narrator
Charlotte Worthing
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publish Date
5 August 2021
Run Time
9 hours 17 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Crime and / or mystery fiction, Psychological thriller, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss
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HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE SOMEONE ELSE?

Vanessa has always found it easy to pretend to be somebody different, somebody better. When things get tough in her real life, all she has to do is throw on some nicer clothes, adopt a new accent and she can escape.

That's how it started: looking round houses she couldn't possibly afford. Harmless fun really. Until it wasn't.

Because a man who lived in one of those houses is dead.

And everyone thinks Vanessa killed him...

Praise for Nuala Ellwood

'A gripping, poignant novel ... I read it in one sitting' Rosamund Lupton

'A clever, twisty plot that takes psychological mind games to a new level. Nuala Ellwood has done it again!' Jane Corry

'This book will take all your expectations and upend them, making you question everything you thought you knew' Emma Kavanagh

'Brilliantly compulsive and with one hell of a twist! I was consumed until the final heartbreaking page' Claire Douglas

'Absolutely brilliant - exciting, clever, it deserves to be a bestseller' Priscilla Masters

© Nuala Ellwood 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critics Review

  • A clever, twisty plot that takes psychological mind games to a new level. Nuala Ellwood has done it again!

    Jane Corry, on 'The Day of the Accident'

  • Brilliantly compulsive and with one hell of a twist! I was consumed until the final heartbreaking page

    Claire Douglas, on 'The Day of the Accident'

  • A stunning book. Compelling, unsettling and powerful this is a book that will stay with me for a long time

    C. L. Taylor, on 'The Day of the Accident'

  • With a twist that'll make you want to read the entire book in one afternoon, we don't blame you if you struggle to put this one down!

    Crafts Beautiful Magazine

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Details
Author
Nuala Ellwood
Narrator
Charlotte Worthing
Duration
9 hours 17 minutes
Release Date
5 August 2021
ISBN
9780241992319
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Genre
Crime and / or mystery fiction, Psychological thriller, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss

Synopsis

Brought to you by Penguin. HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE SOMEONE ELSE?Vanessa has always found it easy to pretend to be somebody different, somebody better. When things get tough in her real life, all she has to do is throw on some nicer clothes, adopt a new accent and she can escape.That's how it started: looking round houses she couldn't possibly afford. Harmless fun really. Until it wasn't.Because a man who lived in one of those houses is dead.And everyone thinks Vanessa killed him...Praise for Nuala Ellwood'A gripping, poignant novel ... I read it in one sitting' Rosamund Lupton'A clever, twisty plot that takes psychological mind games to a new level. Nuala Ellwood has done it again!' Jane Corry'This book will take all your expectations and upend them, making you question everything you thought you knew' Emma Kavanagh'Brilliantly compulsive and with one hell of a twist! I was consumed until the final heartbreaking page' Claire Douglas'Absolutely brilliant - exciting, clever, it deserves to be a bestseller' Priscilla Masters© Nuala Ellwood 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

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