'An enthralling, layered triumph' SUNDAY TIMES, Thriller of the Month
'A richly enjoyable thriller' THE TIMES, Thriller of the Year
'An elegant, provocative, twisting thriller… hugely entertaining and beautifully written' CHRIS WHITAKER
'So brilliant I stayed up into the early hours to finish it' PRIMA, Book of the Month
'Binge-worthy… intimate, real, and really funny' KILEY REID
'Bitingly sharp, witty and multi-layered' SOPHIE MACKINTOSH
'Fierce, fantastically funny' CLAIRE LOMBARDO
'I loved this incendiary debut' EMILIA HART
'Exceptional … When a man treats a woman badly, what does he deserve?' JENNIE GODFREY
'Ingenious' THE TIMES, Book of the Year
'Sparkling'OBSERVER
'A triumph… beyond admiration' PHILIP PULLMAN
'Spellbinding…. Chevalier at her fabulous best' ELIF SHAFAK
'As finely wrought as a dazzling Murano bead… one of the reigning queens of historical fiction' INDEPENDENT
‘A spectacular feat, crafted by a maestra at the top of her game’ SPECTATOR
'Remarkable'OBSERVER
'Deeply profound… this is no ordinary memoir' THE TIMES
‘Astounding’ ADAM FARRER
‘Brave and luminous’ SARAH LANGFORD
‘Mesmerising’ POLLY ATKIN
‘Beautifully written’ YORKSHIRE POST
‘Steadfastly honest’ GEOGRAPHICAL
Featured in Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Sunday Times Style, You Magazine…
'Super-sharp, lethally witty' NIGELLA LAWSON
Delicious' JOJO MOYES
'Very funny… I inhaled it' JOE LYCETT
‘Taut, pacy, seamless… a huge pleasure to read’ MARIAN KEYES
The Sunday Times bestseller, from the author of The Binding
'Utterly original… ensnared me from the very first page' EMILIA HART
'Storytelling at its most immersive' ERIN KELLY
'Seldom is a book as funny, important and timely … I was laughing out loud at the same time as my blood was running cold' JOHN CLEESE
‘Viciously funny… an exhilarating satire’ THE TIMES
'Merciless… a welcome distraction' ECONOMIST, Best Books of 2024