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‘The year’s best debut’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘The best crime novel of the year’ INDEPENDENT

‘Sensational. Gripping, haunting, and beautifully written’ RICHARD OSMAN

CHOSEN AS A BEST BOOK OF 2021 BY THE TIMES, THE FT, THE GUARDIAN, THE INDEPENDENT, STYLIST AND MORE!

‘The biggest mystery thriller since Gone Girl’ ELLE
‘The novel you’ll stay up reading until 3am’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘An astonishing achievement.’ JESSIE BURTON
‘Gripping, beautifully written perfection.’ SOPHIE HANNAH
‘A masterpiece.’ LOUISE O’NEILL
‘Fantastic.’ PAULA HAWKINS

‘Girl A,’ she said. ‘The girl who escaped. If anyone was going to make it, it was going to be you.’

I am Lex Gracie: but they call me Girl A.
I grew up with my family on the moors.
I escaped when I was fifteen years old.

NOW SOMETHING IS PULLING ME BACK…

RIGHTS SOLD IN 36 TERRITORIES

SOON TO BE A TV SHOW DIRECTED BY JOHAN RENCK (Chernobyl)

‘Incendiary, beautifully written debut’ Guardian
‘Psychologically astute, adroitly organised, written with flair’ Sunday Times
‘Terrifyingly gripping’ SUSIE STEINER
‘Beautiful’ ADELE PARKS
‘Incredibly well written, devastating in a good way, and intriguing to the last page’ LIZ NUGENT
‘I was obsessed by it. As close to perfect as thrillers get’ JOHN MARRS
‘A gripping debut’ Oprah magazine
One of Marie Claire, Waterstones and Grazia’s best books for 2021
A Sunday Times No.2 bestseller for w/e 6/2/21
A New York Times bestseller

©2020 Abigail Dean (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers
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Brilliant book, I finished it in two days. I hope she writes another one soon.

Amazing

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I’m shook and will require at least a week to recover. Bravo Abigail Dean. Cracking debut.

Stunning

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except as a story of pathos, which didn't have a redeeming slant, I couldn't like this book. Sure, not all endings are comforting, but I can't see a lot to 'enjoy' here: writing, plot or characterisation. Lex? Survived.

chaotic, upsetting, unremarkable

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I could have heard more....
It took me a while to listen but worth it.

Sad and thought provoking

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This is a very well written and plausible story of a religious loon who ends up imprisoning his family. Unlike many books of this type, the emphasis is on the aftermath and the long-term effects it has on the family. That sounds miserable and earnest, yet the tone is often light and very funny in parts. The various hypocrisies and weaknesses of people are well observed, as is the fundamental kindness and support of many others. Highly recommended!

An Excellent Thoughtful novel

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