{"product_id":"little-friends-9780718180911","title":"Little Friends","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE STUNNING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD \u0026amp; JUDY BOOK CLUB SENSATION \u003ci\u003eDAUGHTER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Extremely clever, readable and elegant ... perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies. \u003c\/i\u003eDomestic noir at its best'' \u003c\/b\u003eSuzy K Quinn, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDon''t Tell Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Their children are friends first. They hit it off immediately, as kids do. And so the parents are forced to get to know each other. Three wildly different couples. Three marriages, floundering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are barbecues, dinner parties, a holiday in Greece. An affair begins, resentments flare, and despite it all the three women become closer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnnoticed, their children run wild. The couples are so busy watching each other that they forget to watch their children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil tragedy strikes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause while they have been looking the other way, evil has crept into their safe little world and every parent''s biggest nightmare is about to come tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Friends\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written and suffused with dread. \u003c\/b\u003eJane Shemilt's \u003cb\u003ecompelling literary thriller\u003c\/b\u003e explores with acuity the pressure cooker challenges of adult responsibility, and the assumptions we make. The domestic settings are \u003cb\u003eseductively vivid\u003c\/b\u003e and the final outcome is \u003cb\u003eprofoundly shocking and terrifying\u003c\/b\u003e -- Gilly Macmillan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nanny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtremely clever\u003c\/b\u003e, readable and elegant... \u003cb\u003eperfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eDomestic noir at its best -- #1 eBook bestseller Suzy K Quinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntelligent, compelling \u003c\/b\u003eand deeply \u003cb\u003eunsettling. My kind of book!! \u003c\/b\u003e -- Ali Land, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGood Me Bad Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Friends\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003etaps into your darkest fears\u003c\/b\u003e. Beautifully told, with a rich cast of characters, \u003cb\u003eI couldn't put it down\u003c\/b\u003e -- Rachel Blok, author of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Ice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Friends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebeautifully written. \u003c\/b\u003eI was in the kitchen; in the garden; on holiday with all the characters. And I was there at the fallout. Jane Shemilt has a talent for taking you into her world - but be careful.\u003cb\u003e It might not be what you think...\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller Jane Corry\u003cbr\u003eThe plot was \u003cb\u003ebreathlessly gripping\u003c\/b\u003e, with \u003cb\u003ean emotional punch that turned the last couple of chapters into a teary blur\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sarah Naughton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hanged Man Rises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuch a \u003cb\u003eclever, beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e read that was \u003cb\u003etense and thrilling throughout\u003c\/b\u003e with an ending that \u003cb\u003egave me goosebumps. Highly recommended! \u003c\/b\u003e -- Claire Douglas, author of \u003ci\u003eThen She Vanishes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efierce reminder that control is only an illusion\u003c\/b\u003e * The Book Review Hub *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecompelling, disturbing and beautifully told story.\u003c\/b\u003e I loved Jane's debut \u003ci\u003eDaughter\u003c\/i\u003e and adored \u003ci\u003eThe Drowning Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e but\u003cb\u003e Jane has topped them both with \u003ci\u003eLittle Friends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e -- Diane Jeffrey, author of \u003ci\u003eHe Will Find You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCountless psychological thrillers get compared to \u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies\u003c\/i\u003e; Shemilt's is\u003cb\u003e the real deal\u003c\/b\u003e * People *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSurefire suspense\u003c\/b\u003e [. . .] \u003cb\u003eriveting creepiness\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efantastically clever \u003c\/b\u003enovel with some\u003cb\u003e wonderful twists\u003c\/b\u003e * Jo's Book Blog *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Jane Shemilt\u003c\/b\u003e * - *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling sense of place, good twists, and a tense, intense ending\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sarah Vaughan, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of a Scandal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe absolutely loved this\u003c\/b\u003e -- Richard \u0026amp; Judy Book Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrilling\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuilds layer upon layer of tension in a novel you won't be able to put down\u003c\/b\u003e -- Tess Gerritsen, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eI Know a Secret\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUtterly gripping. 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