Description
Book SynopsisFinal Demand is strong on narrative, dashing the reader along, but, though fast-paced and transparently written, nevertheless creates people of memorable complexity' Independent
Natalie is a girl who should be going somewhere. Beautiful, bright and ambitious, she's stuck in a dead-end job in the accounts department of Nu-Line Telecommunications, living her life through wild weekends and yearning for something more.
When she sees a chance to change her life, she takes it. After all, it's only a minor crime. Nobody's going to get hurt. But other people do get hurt, because Natalie's actions do have consequences tragic consequences. Poignant and beautifully written, Final Demand is a cautionary tale about the battle between greed and love, about human hopes and our own frailty in the face of temptation.
A chilling, impeccably plotted novel' Cosmopolitan
Powerfulvividly evoked' Sunday Times
Trade Review
An astonishing story of broken dreams, greed and human frailty.A tale of extraordinary power. Quite simply outstanding * Daily Mail *
Hugely entertaining.immensely thought-provoking * Daily Express *
Powerful.vividly evoked * Sunday Times *
Deborah Moggach can fit a complex idea onto a postage stamp... ordinary human crises are described tersely, compassionately, and with a wit as dry as the Sahara * Independent *
Moggach's delight in spinning her story, and in the minor characters she invents, is infectious * Mail on Sunday *