*NOW A MAJOR TV DRAMA ON CHANNEL 5*'Utterly gripping and disturbing' Irish Independent'It will get under your skin' Sunday Independent__________A BROKEN FAMILYThe lives of Rosalie Douglas and her teenage daughter, Maddie, are changed forever when they meet Jed, a beautiful, charismatic young man at Bereavement Counselling. Inexplicably and self-destructively, Maddie holds herself accountable for her brother's drowning accident in Thailand. A BEAUTIFUL STRANGERJed moves into their lives and their home, calming the tensions between mother and daughter. Lover and confidante to a besotted Maddie, gentle surrogate son to a grateful Rosalie - on the surface their lives are transformed. But underneath a deadly and morally corrupt triangle is taking shape . . .A DANGEROUS OBSESSIONRosalie commits an unspeakable act which forces her to unravel the truth behind the beautiful stranger in their midst. The truth behind the death of her son. And the true extent of just how far she's prepared to go - to save what remains of her family.___________'So tense . . . one of the most chilling psychodramas of recent years' Morning Star'Haunting . . . atmospheric, all too believable, spellbinding' Irish Times'A fast-paced, gripping read . . . a terrifying novel about the nature of grief, sexual obsession and stalking' Sunday Independent
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*NOW A MAJOR TV DRAMA ON CHANNEL 5* A twisty and disturbing psychological thriller about sexual obsession, family secrets and betrayal.
What would you do to save your family?The lives of Rosalie Douglas and her teenage daughter, Maddie, are changed forever when they meet Jed, a beautiful, charismatic young man at Bereavement Counselling. Inexplicably and self-destructively, Maddie holds herself accountable for her brother's drowning accident in Thailand.Jed moves into their lives and their home. Calming the tensions between mother and daughter. He understands the twisted wilderness of grief. Lover and confidante to a besotted Maddie, gentle surrogate son to a grateful Rosalie - on the surface their lives are transformed. But underneath a deadly and morally corrupt triangle is taking shape . . .'Utterly gripping and disturbing' Irish Independent'A terrifying novel about the nature of grief, sexual obsession and stalking' Sunday Independent 'So tense that the violence of the ending comes almost as a relief' Morning Star'Haunting . . . atmospheric, all too believable' Irish Times
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781472121264
Publisert
2016-10-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Constable
Vekt
264 gr
Høyde
164 mm
Bredde
200 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

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Kate O'Riordan was brought up in the west of Ireland. She is the award-winning author of five novels, and has also written for stage and screen and most recently has been writing scripts for ITV's Mr Selfridge. Her novel Penance is now a major TV drama on Channel 5. She lives in Twickenham.