{"product_id":"the-birdcage-9781405949699","title":"The Birdcage","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLOSE YOURSELF IN THE SPELLBINDING NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD \u0026amp; JUDY PICK THE GLASS HOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Beautifully written. I loved every word'' \u003c\/b\u003eLISA JEWELL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Gorgeously written, atmospheric and twisty . . . I devoured it!'' \u003c\/b\u003eCLAIRE DOUGLAS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Daphne du Maurier for the modern day'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Immersive, tense and ultimately redemptive'' \u003c\/b\u003eSARAH VAUGHAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Engrossing, gripping and layered'' \u003c\/b\u003eGILLIAN MCALLISTER\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen half-sisters Lauren, Flora, and Kat are unexpectedly summoned to the Cornish house where they spent their childhood summers, it''s the first time they''ve dared return.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause the wild cliffs and windswept beaches hide a twenty-year-old secret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe truth about what they did.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomeone who remembers them lurks in the shadows, watching their every move.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd there are other secrets, even darker than their own, waiting to be \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEve Chase does it again!\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Birdcage\u003c\/i\u003e is\u003cb\u003e glorious; a bittersweet, beautifully written, slow burn family drama\u003c\/b\u003e with \u003cb\u003ea killer kick in the closing chapters. I loved every word of it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Night She Disappeared\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEve Chase is\u003cb\u003e one of my favourite authors and I fell in love with \u003ci\u003eThe Birdcage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. A \u003cb\u003egorgeously written, atmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e twisty \u003c\/b\u003estory of sisters and secrets set on the Cornish coast. Eve Chase's books never fail to make me cry. \u003cb\u003eI devoured it!\u003c\/b\u003e -- Claire Douglas, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Couple at No. 9\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEve Chase never disappoints.\u003c\/b\u003e The far west of Cornwall is evoked in all its \u003cb\u003ewild and mystical glory in this lyrical and propulsive family drama \u003c\/b\u003eabout three sisters whose lives have been overshadowed by a tragic secret on the eve of the 1999 eclipse. \u003cb\u003eChase conjures up a bohemian, artistic world \u003c\/b\u003efilled with damaged daughters and their charismatic, largely absent and narcissistic father.\u003cb\u003e Immersive, tense and ultimately redemptive, while I was reading, it held me completely in its grip.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sarah Vaughan, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of a Scandal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtmospheric and twisty: think Daphne Du Maurier for the modern day\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved it . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eengrossing, gripping and layered\u003c\/b\u003e -- Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThat Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e. I absolutely \u003cb\u003eloved it\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Jane Fallon, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWorst Idea Ever\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautiful, page-turning\u003c\/b\u003e, with believable characters you root for, \u003cb\u003ethis will sweep you away.  I loved it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Katie Fforde, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWedding Season\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved this atmospheric story about families and secrets\u003c\/b\u003e * Prima *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Birdcage\u003c\/i\u003e is a\u003cb\u003e show-stopping \u003c\/b\u003enovel - \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written and atmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e, with a cast of fascinating, brilliantly realised characters whose story \u003cb\u003ekept me absolutely gripped\u003c\/b\u003e. Eve Chase has an extraordinary talent - she's \u003cb\u003eone of the only writers I would drop anything for\u003c\/b\u003e -- Rosie Walsh, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Didn't Call\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e beautifully written-mystery\u003c\/b\u003e in an evocative Cornish setting at the time of the eclipse. \u003cb\u003eStunning\u003c\/b\u003e -- Catherine Cooper, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chalet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVividly descriptive\u003c\/b\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eThe complex relationships between three half-sisters, their mothers and their artist father are painted with compelling psychological depth in this \u003cb\u003eextraordinary and gripping masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e. The treacherous Cornish coast is the setting for a cleverly narrated unravelling of the past and the myriad ways in which it has shaped the present. It's like an Old Master portrait that gives away more secrets with each viewing.\u003cb\u003e Eve Chase's best novel yet - and the bar was already sky-high\u003c\/b\u003e -- Gill Paul, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWomen and Children First\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtmospheric, suspenseful . . . A captivating, beguiling read\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003epage-turning\u003c\/b\u003e story brilliantly told in \u003cb\u003ea lush narrative bursting with vivid, wonderful images. Haunting, emotional \u0026amp; just lovely. Loved it. \u003c\/b\u003e -- Tracy Rees, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rose Garden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWildly glamorous and utterly intoxicating\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Birdcage\u003c\/i\u003e is Eve Chase at her very best: \u003cb\u003etaut, intriguing and evocative. Du Maurier with a modern twist\u003c\/b\u003e -- Veronica Henry, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Find Love in a Book Shop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEve Chase is a \u003cb\u003estunning and meticulous \u003c\/b\u003ewriter and \u003ci\u003eThe Birdcage\u003c\/i\u003e - like all her novels - is \u003cb\u003eas spellbinding in its prose, as it is in its plot\u003c\/b\u003e and the expertly crafted mystery at its heart. \u003cb\u003eA very special novel\u003c\/b\u003e -- Katy Regan, author of \u003ci\u003eLittle Big Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI read it in one sitting and absolutely sobbed at the end\u003c\/b\u003e. Eve is such an \u003cb\u003eevocative\u003c\/b\u003e writer - she paints with words - but she has also crafted \u003cb\u003esuch a cleverly layered story that I couldn't turn the pages fast enough\u003c\/b\u003e! I was mentally and emotionally wrung out by the end. It's \u003cb\u003ea triumph!\u003c\/b\u003e -- Karen Swan, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Secret\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSkillfully plotted\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003erichly atmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Birdcage\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together the stories of three sisters forced to confront an explosive past. \u003cb\u003eDark family secrets, old rivalries, and new dangers collide in this clever and engaging page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lindsay Cameron, author of \u003ci\u003eJust One Look\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eevocative, beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e mystery in which \u003cb\u003ethe past whispers in corners and family secrets are washed back in on the tide. I loved it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Tammy Cohen, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wedding Party\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Birdcage\u003c\/i\u003e is an\u003cb\u003e intriguing\u003c\/b\u003e study of sisters and sibling rivalry, of memory and forgetting, of daughters who are more mature than their father. Eve Chase \u003cb\u003etook me to an isolated manor in windswept Cornwall\u003c\/b\u003e, where I turned the pages faster and faster to see if the three sisters could put the past - and past grievances - behind them. \u003cb\u003eThe perfect weekend read!\u003c\/b\u003e -- Janet Skeslien Charles, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI always look forward to a new Eve Chase novel and\u003ci\u003e The Birdcage\u003c\/i\u003e didn't disappoint.\u003c\/b\u003e Time and place are evoked with subtle perfection. Complex sibling rivalries and secrets, the past rubbing up against the present, make this \u003cb\u003ea must-read Chase classic. I couldn't recommend it more highly\u003c\/b\u003e -- E.C Fremantle, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Poison Bed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved this\u003c\/b\u003e atmospheric story about families and secrets * Prima *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Eve Chase\u003c\/b\u003e * - *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn enthralling story\u003c\/b\u003e of \u003cb\u003esecrets, sisters and an unsolved mystery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvocative\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003efilled with intrigue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEve Chase is \u003cb\u003ea supremo of this genre\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003ean intricately woven novel of suspense and secrets\u003c\/b\u003e * Red *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most enthralling novelists of the moment.\u003c\/b\u003e This is the most\u003cb\u003e beautiful \u003c\/b\u003ebook you will read this year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSublime writing, secrets, lovable characters\u003c\/b\u003e I didn't want to leave, and\u003cb\u003e a ripping plot twist that kept me guessing\u003c\/b\u003e. 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