{"product_id":"the-new-girl-a-gripping-debut-of-female-friendship-and-rivalry-9781529304046","title":"The New Girl: A gripping debut of female","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe's borrowed your life. But what if she decides to keep it?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlamorous Margot Jones is the fashion editor at glossy women's magazine \u003ci\u003eHaute\u003c\/i\u003e, and pregnant with her first child. Margot's used to her carefully curated life being the object of other women's envy - who wouldn't want her successful career, loving husband, beautiful house and stylish wardrobe? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaggie, a freelance journalist, certainly knows she doesn't measure up. So when Margot gets in touch to suggest she apply for her maternity cover at \u003ci\u003eHaute\u003c\/i\u003e, Maggie seizes the chance at living a better life - even if it's only temporary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the simultaneous arrival of Margot's baby and a brutal end to her oldest friendship sends Margot into a spiral of suspicion and paranoia. Are Maggie's motives as innocent as they seem? And what happens at the end of the year when Margot wants her old life back - especially if Maggie decides she doesn't want to leave?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eT\u003cb\u003eaut, stylish, utterly gripping \u003c\/b\u003e. . . satisfied all my thriller cravings and my love of fashion world gossip -- Lucy Foley\u003cbr\u003eKeenly observed and \u003cb\u003ebrimming with tension\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read -- Clare Mackintosh\u003cbr\u003eHer blistering first novel . . .\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea disturbing psychological thriller\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Walker's inside knowledge of the fashion world will fascinate civilians, while her \u003cb\u003esuperbly paced plot keeps you up all night, compulsively turning pages\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eDevil Wears Prada\u003c\/i\u003e-meets-\u003ci\u003eGone Girl \u003c\/i\u003emash-up, this is \u003cb\u003ea deliciously heady concoction of fashion and fear\u003c\/b\u003e, best gobbled down whole, over one lockdown weekend -- Pandora Sykes\u003cbr\u003eI was so absorbed by \u003ci\u003eThe New Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. In this \u003cb\u003esuspenseful debut\u003c\/b\u003e, Harriet Walker applies the finest of brushes to those shades of grey between friendship and rivalry - \u003cb\u003enot so much domestic noir as domestic gris\u003c\/b\u003e. I recommend -- Louise Candlish\u003cbr\u003eI have not been as gripped and stunned by a story since reading Gillian Flynn's \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. I could not put it down. \u003cb\u003eThis is a masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e -- Emma Gannon\u003cbr\u003eFemale friendship, fashion and intense rivalry makes for \u003cb\u003ean unsettling and unputdownable debut novel\u003c\/b\u003e * Grazia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA harsh look at the deep insecurities of women\u003c\/b\u003e in an intriguing debut from \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e fashion editor * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSingle White Female\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Wears Prada\u003c\/i\u003e, this is an ingenious thriller that I couldn't put down. \u003cb\u003eA beautifully written, tense and chilling story of toxic friendships, insecurities and guilt\u003c\/b\u003e. This deserves to be huge * Claire Douglas *\u003cbr\u003eA taut psychological thriller, and a \u003cb\u003echilling and intricate\u003c\/b\u003e examination of the complexities of female friendships and rivalries -- Charlotte Philby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sleek and stylish thriller\u003c\/b\u003e * Red *\u003cbr\u003ei devoured it. \u003cb\u003eI could never predict the ending\u003c\/b\u003e, which takes immense skill. This book is going to be a huge hit -- Bella Mackie\u003cbr\u003eNew wave of \u003cb\u003epostnatal punk\u003c\/b\u003e * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eHarriet Walker's \u003ci\u003eThe New Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, set against a backdrop of magazines, explores female friendships while ramping up the tension and is \u003cb\u003eideal for lazing in the sun with\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003eMovingly portrays the fragility of friendship and the corrosive effect of mistrust and recriminations in a \u003cb\u003ewickedly funny psychological thriller that's in turn brutal and tender\u003c\/b\u003e * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tense, sophisticated exploration of female friendships fraught with insecurities\u003c\/b\u003e set in the ruthless world of fashion magazines. \u003cb\u003eGripping and thrillingly unsettling\u003c\/b\u003e, it kept me reading through the night -- Ruth Hogan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA magnificent rollercoaster of a book\u003c\/b\u003e * Celia Anderson, author of 59 Memory Lane *\u003cbr\u003eThis gripping tale of friendship and motherhood is the \u003cb\u003eperfect summer read\u003c\/b\u003e * MSN *\u003cbr\u003eA taut and tense debut . . . with a plot that is both pacy and rich with tension and a cast of unreliable and flawed characters. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is suspenseful and stylish writing at its very best\u003c\/b\u003e. * The Literary Edit *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderfully drawn\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eReveals something deep and real about the isolation of new motherhood.\u003c\/b\u003e There were moments when I held my breath in this twisty tale, and moments when I caught my breath in sharp recognition. * Georgina Clarke, author of Death and the Harlot *\u003cbr\u003eAs smart and stylish as a fashion week catwalk show, \u003cb\u003ethis gripping debut kept me hooked late into the night!\u003c\/b\u003e * Annie Lyons *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderfully twisty and richly psychological\u003c\/b\u003e - a compelling read * Leaf Arbuthnot *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compulsive and gripping story that delves into the female psyche\u003c\/b\u003e and explores how despite appearing to have everything we can be our own worst enemies. With a twisty plot and deftly drawn characters this was \u003cb\u003ea compelling and all-consuming lockdown read\u003c\/b\u003e * Hannah Persaud, author of The Codes of Love *\u003cbr\u003eIdeal for lazing in the sun with * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003eOffers \u003cb\u003ea pacey account of modern paranoias\u003c\/b\u003e . . . a \u003cb\u003ecleverly observed\u003c\/b\u003e study of the pressure on women to identify as professionals or parents * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA proper page turner\u003c\/b\u003e * The Mail on Sunday’s YOU Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003esmart page-turner \u003c\/b\u003e[which] tackles female rivalry * i Newspaper *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eT\u003cb\u003ehe New Girl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e does what the very best psychological thrillers do: takes a scenario that many of us know well and twists it so that it becomes utterly terrifying\u003c\/b\u003e. 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