{"product_id":"a-double-life-9781474607032","title":"A Double Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Secret History meets Lullaby in this phenomenal novel of privilege, deception and fury.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBerry skips between Claire's present-day investigations and her reconstruction of her parents' lives almost three decades earlier in this b\u003cb\u003eeautifully paced and satisfyingly ominous\u003c\/b\u003e story. * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eAs well as \u003cb\u003econfirming the promise of Berry's debut,\u003ci\u003e Under the Harrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, the book demonstrates that fusing fiction and true crime can be \u003cb\u003emesmerisingly effective\u003c\/b\u003e. * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eFlynn Berry \u003cb\u003ewrites thrillingly\u003c\/b\u003e about women raging against a world that protects cruel and careless men. She's less preoccupied by scenes of abuse than the psychological toll of its threat. \u003cb\u003eHer protagonists seethe over their knowledge of violence and are fueled by a howling grief for its victims\u003c\/b\u003e. Berry proved in \u003ci\u003eUnder the Harrow\u003c\/i\u003e that \u003cb\u003eher prose can be as blistering as it is lush\u003c\/b\u003e. Here, too, the writing is \u003cb\u003erich and moody\u003c\/b\u003e, without any unnecessary fuss... \u003cb\u003eThe ending is as shocking as it is satisfying\u003c\/b\u003e. * New York Times, Editor's Choice *\u003cbr\u003e[An] interesting ... reimagining of the Lord Lucan story... Berry brings the story to \u003cb\u003ea satisfyingly shocking conclusion\u003c\/b\u003e. * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecompulsive page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Double Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e isn't just a whodunit but a damning dissection on class and privilege too\u003c\/b\u003e. Fans of Elizabeth Day's \u003ci\u003eThe Party\u003c\/i\u003e will love this. * Sarra Manning, Red Online *\u003cbr\u003eA stifling air of unease \u003cb\u003ebuilds with every page\u003c\/b\u003e * Prima *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA quietly menacing thriller\u003c\/b\u003e by up-and-coming talent Flynn Berry. * Good Housekeeping UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychological suspense has a new reigning queen\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Journal of Books *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003edetailed and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e story of a family's fallout from a brutal crime, and the search for truth and retribution. * Fanny Blake, Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBerry gives the well-worn story of Lord Lucan a fresh twist with this clever tale\u003c\/b\u003e which tells the story of a woman determined to bring her father's high society friends to justice. * i - Independent, Best Beach Reads for Summer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngrossing\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrilling\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Housekeeping (The 25 Best New Books for Summer 2018) *\u003cbr\u003eBerry's sophomore effort is just as \u003cb\u003esmart and haunting\u003c\/b\u003e as her Edgar-winning debut, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Harrow\u003c\/i\u003e * CrimeReads (11 Crime Novels You Should Read This Summer) *\u003cbr\u003eFlynn Berry vividly re-imagines one of the most notorious crimes of the 20th century. \u003ci\u003eA Double Life\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea thrilling page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e, but it is also a compassionate and angry book: with forensic precision, Berry picks apart lives derailed by violence and the ways in which class privilege protect the guilty.' * Paula Hawkins, author of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN and INTO THE WATER *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat a book!\u003c\/b\u003e A \u003cb\u003eskilful\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand compelling \u003c\/b\u003eexploration of families, crime, and class. * Clare Mackintosh, author of I LET YOU GO, I SEE YOU and LET ME LIE *\u003cbr\u003eClever, thrilling writing that \u003cb\u003ewound me in and left me heartbroken\u003c\/b\u003e when I turned the last page and realised it was over. * Fiona Barton, author of THE WIDOW and THE CHILD *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrilling\u003c\/b\u003e * Laura Lippman, author of SUNBURN (O Magazine, Summer’s Best True Crime-Inspired Thrillers *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAstute\u003c\/b\u003e... With \u003cb\u003eexquisite pacing\u003c\/b\u003e, Edgar Award-winner Berry (\u003ci\u003eUnder the Harrow\u003c\/i\u003e) guides us to a \u003cb\u003estunning\u003c\/b\u003e conclusion. * Seattle Times *\u003cbr\u003eThere are obvious hints of the Lucan case, but Berry makes the story her own, weaving in details that snag at the mind's edge... The story dances between rage and compassion. This struggle between opposing values propels the book to its startling conclusion * Spectator *","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739602563415,"sku":"9781474607032","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474607032.jpg?v=1720052710","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-double-life-9781474607032","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}