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By: Elizabeth Day
Narrated by: Tanya Reynolds
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‘Terrifyingly BRILLIANT’ MARIAN KEYES, AUTHOR OF GROWN UPS

‘A book that needed to exist in the world. It is the book that was missing’ LISA TADDEO, AUTHOR OF THREE WOMEN

‘Magnificent’ KATE MOSSE, AUTHOR OF THE CITY OF TEARS

Sometimes Marisa gets the fanciful notion that Kate has visited the house before. She makes herself at home without any self-consciousness. She puts her toothbrush right there in the master bathroom, on the shelf next to theirs.

In Jake, Marisa has found everything she’s ever wanted. Then their new lodger Kate arrives.

Something about Kate isn’t right. Is it the way she looks at Marisa’s boyfriend? Sits too close on the sofa? Constantly asks about the baby they are trying for? Or is it all just in Marisa’s head?

After all, that’s what her Jake keeps telling her. And she trusts him – doesn’t she?

But Marisa knows something is wrong. That the woman sleeping in their house will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

Marisa just doesn’t know why.

How far will she go to find the answer – and how much is she willing to lose?

‘A pacy, stylish thriller in which suspense is accompanied by fist-pumping feminism and, perhaps toughest of all, hope.’
THE OBSERVER

‘Pulse-quickening-tale’
STYLIST

‘Scintillating’
THE SUNDAY TIMES, THRILLER OF THE MONTH

‘A compassionately crafted psychological drama’
HARPERS BAZAAR

‘I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough’
PRIMA MAGAZINE

‘A genius twist that left me reeling’
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

‘Be prepared for a sleight-of-hand-twist that will leave you gasping’
RED MAGAZINE

‘Utterly engrossing’
REFINERY 29

‘Sharp and sinister’
MAIL ON SUNDAY

‘Impossible to put down’
DAILY MAIL

‘A rich plot that also delves into meaty topics’
GRAZIA

Sunday Times bestseller 06/09/2021

©2021 Elizabeth Day (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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I mostly enjoyed the book but was pretty disappointed by the hallmark movie style happy ending

Loved the writing but…..

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Every character in this book - even Kate - was flawed in some way. Selfish, possessive, weak, obsessive, delusional. It made it hard to enjoy the storyline.

Horrible characters

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What a superb job Tanya Reynolds did narrating this book with different accents for the various characters and injecting oodles of ooomph into the dialogues. It felt almost like a play. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Excellently narrated novel

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Firstly this is one of the best narrators I have listened to plus her voice was very smooth through my headphones.
Really enjoyed the story. I don't have kids and don't know an awful lot about TTC but I felt the author did a really good job illustrating the pain some couples go through. Did not anticipate that ending either!

Enjoyable and Informative Listen

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Absolutely loved this book but felt the showdown with Annabelle wasn't climactic enough, and the story wrapped up a little too nicely. The resolution arrived far too quickly after this. Would still 100% recommend, the twist and sense of foreboding leading up to the reveal were palpable. My first Elizabeth Day book did not disappoint!

4.7 out of 5

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