{"product_id":"our-little-cruelties-9780241979747","title":"Our Little Cruelties","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Liz Nugent is a force to be reckoned with\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003cb\u003eLisa Jewell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Brilliantly observed family life and a plot that is part rollercoaster, part maze. Loved it!'' Graham Norton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''MAGNIFICENT. Her best yet, and that''s really saying something'' Marian Keyes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree brothers are at the funeral. One lies in the coffin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill, Brian and Luke grow up competing for their mother''s unequal love. As men, the competition continues - for status, money, fame, women . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey each betray each other, over and over, until one of them is dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut which brother killed him?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Dark, beautiful, devastating  pure genius'' Lucy Foley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A sizzling thriller'' \u003ci\u003eHeat \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A dark jewel of a novel - finely observed, swift and exciting'' AJ Finn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''[An] incredible achievement . . . Genius'' Sebastian Barry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Liz Nugent has a gift for filling us with a terrible fascination for truly horrible people''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eHer best book yet\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Creepy, compelling and totally addictive'' Erin Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eAn uncanny ability to get under the skin of characters . . . nobody is a mere cliché in Nugent''s clear, propulsive writing\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eA whodunit and a Greek tragedy all in one . . . absolutely riveting\u003c\/b\u003e''\u003ci\u003e Irish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiz Nugent is a force to be reckoned with\u003cbr\u003eLiz Nugent has a gift for filling us with a terrible fascination for truly horrible people\u003cbr\u003eMAGNIFICENT. Her best yet, and that's really saying something\u003cbr\u003eA dark jewel of a novel - finely observed, swift and exciting\u003cbr\u003eDark, beautiful, devastating - pure genius\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly observed family life and a plot that is part rollercoaster, part maze. Loved it! * via Twitter *\u003cbr\u003eA sizzling thriller * Heat *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating ... Shows how thoroughly families can mess one another up, and how sometimes the greatest mysteries are found within the psyche * New York Times, Books of the Year 2020 *\u003cbr\u003eThe finest psychological thriller writer currently at work -- Tammy Cohen\u003cbr\u003eDisturbing and addictive ... You'll be desperate to get to the bottom of it all * Crime Monthly *\u003cbr\u003eAn uncanny ability to get under the skin of characters ... nobody is a mere cliché in Nugent's clear, propulsive writing * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eCaptivating ... A contemporary psychological thriller that will leave you wondering if you ever really know what someone else is thinking - or what goes on behind closed doors * Sunday Independent *\u003cbr\u003eThe brilliant Liz Nugent has done it again ... Creepy, compelling and totally addictive -- Erin Kelly\u003cbr\u003eThe tight plotting and brilliant characterisation will keep you absolutely enthralled * Best *\u003cbr\u003eDeliciously dark and engaging writing ... Her fans are in for a real treat -- Jo Spain\u003cbr\u003eA proper rollicking family saga EPIC of a story shot through with black humour, toxic truths and pathos. Brava -- Sarah Hilary\u003cbr\u003eThis great story of toxic relationships had me up way too late trying to work out who the bad guy was. As always, Liz had me guessing until the end -- Kit de Waal * Irish Times, Best Books of 2020 *\u003cbr\u003eEvocative, vivid, brilliant storytelling from a novelist of powerful gifts -- Joseph O'Connor\u003cbr\u003eWhat a terrific storyteller Liz Nugent is! Brilliantly structured, fluently told, rich in unsettling incident and pulsing with dark, tumultuous energy ... her best book yet * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eStunning ... it really got under my skin like no other book -- Patricia Gibney\u003cbr\u003eUtterly compelling - full of terrible people doing terrible things and I could not have enjoyed it more -- Louise O'Neill\u003cbr\u003eUnputdownable * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly written ... Highly original, with exceptionally well-drawn characters * SHOTS Crime and Thriller *\u003cbr\u003eA family drama tinged with thriller that explores all the quiet brutalities siblings inflict on each other. Magnificent -- Sarah Pinborough\u003cbr\u003eI loved this compelling read -- Dinah Jeffries\u003cbr\u003eThe narcissist mother and her objectionable three sons will draw you into their tangled tale of jealousy and sibling rivalry * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e[An] incredible achievement ... I love her so much ... Genius -- Sebastian Barry\u003cbr\u003eThrilling, twisty, and darkly fascinating * My Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e[A] harrowing, and sometimes blackly comic, drama of sibling rivalry -- Sarah Vaughan\u003cbr\u003eSmart, artful and totally gripping - LOVED IT -- Will Dean\u003cbr\u003eLoved it ... so addictive I read it in two sittings -- Paul Burston\u003cbr\u003eGripping, occasionally horrifying and utterly entertaining -- Jane Casey\u003cbr\u003eA darkly humorous tale * Hello! *\u003cbr\u003eA total page-turner ... The best yet from a superb and skillful writer. Loved it -- Fiona Kidman\u003cbr\u003eA twisted thriller, reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eBloody brilliant\u003cbr\u003eAbsorbing, beautifully written * The Times, Crime Books of the Year (Skin Deep) *\u003cbr\u003eA masterful interrogation of a family's undoing ... and a ruthless examination of the pieces left behind * Sunday Business Post *\u003cbr\u003eDramatic and compelling ... a whodunit and a Greek tragedy all in one ... absolutely riveting * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eNugent excels at creating a shocking story of a horrible family with huge issues and complexities that keep you hooked to the end * RTÉ Guide *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733426581847,"sku":"9780241979747","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241979747.jpg?v=1720000034","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/our-little-cruelties-9780241979747","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}