Author:Susan Lewis
This special 2-for-1 edition features Missing and The Mill House – two powerful and emotionally engaging novels from the Sunday Times bestseller.
Missing
It's an early autumn day like any other as Miles Avery drives his wife, Jacqueline, to the station. Nothing remarkable crops up in conversation, nor do either of them appear anything other than their normal selves. At the station, Jacqueline gets out, takes an overnight bag from the back seat, then turns towards the platforms. This is the last anyone sees of her.
Three weeks later, Miles calls the police. Enquiries are made, but there is no evidence of her boarding a train, or even entering the station. Very soon the finger of suspicion starts to turn towards Miles, and as dark secrets from the past begin to merge with those of the present, the great love he has been trying to protect is not only revealed but thrown into terrible jeopardy.
The Mill House
Julia Thayne is a valued and loving wife, a successful mother and a beautiful woman. She is everything most other women strive to be. But beneath the surface is a terrible secret that threatens to tear her perfect world apart.
Joshua is Julia's husband – a dynamic, devastatingly handsome man with great style, charisma and humour. He is utterly devoted to his wife and children, but as the ghosts of Julia's past begin to move into their marriage, he finds himself losing the struggle to keep them together. Then two telephone calls change everything.
Julia moves from London to a remote mill house in Cornwall, determined to break free from the past and save her fractured relationship with Josh. But it is here that she makes her own fatal mistake, and once more her marriage is rocked to its very foundation.
Alliott is quick, observant and on top form
—— Daily MailPraise for Catherine Alliott
—— -Intelligent and sparkling
—— Marian KeyesCompulsively readable
—— TimesHilarious and full of surprises
—— Daily TelegraphWarm, witty and wise
—— Daily MailHilarious yet poignant
—— Sophie KinsellaClassy, wonderfully gossipy and breathless
—— RedWe defy you not to get caught up in Alliott's life-changing tale
—— HeatExotic, thought-provoking and wonderfully told
—— Woman & HomeAn enchanting read, ripe for summer picking
—— France MagazineWhat Joanne Harris has done with this brilliant novel is to define in microcosm the religious problems that concern the world - terrorism, race riots, honour killings, the sexual grooming of teenagers - and bring them to life in a community where everyone knows each other...she provides an indictment of prejudice that is exceptionally powerful.
—— Country LifeA literary sensation.
—— IndependentA word of mouth blockbuster.
—— Daily MailIt’s the book everyone’s talking about.
—— HeatThe book that made women want to have sex again.
—— Mail on SundayThe fastest selling book of the year.
—— GuardianThe world’s bestselling paperback.
—— SunOne of the year’s most talked about books.
—— Mail OnlineLike a lighthouse, [The Light Between Oceans] shines a light in dark places, and its emotional resonance will stay with you for days
—— Irish ExaminerA thought-provoking debut novel . . . this beautifully delineated tale of love and loss, right and wrong, and what we will do for the happiness of those most dear to us, is moving without being maudlin
—— Boston GlobeAn extraordinary and heart-rending book about good people, tragic decisions, and the beauty found in each of them
—— Markus Zusak, author of THE BOOK THIEFMesmerising...the sheer passion and poetry of Stedman's prose carries us on a wave of emotion and heartbreak.
—— Women's WeeklyThe Light Between Oceans unfurls in small acts, at first feeling slight to touch, then building in emotional substance. Into the spaces between words, Stedman breathes an anxiety and pulsating intensity that roils with the ocean and the lighthouse beacon.
—— Sydney Morning HeraldPick of the month: The memorable and moving tale of one couple’s search for happiness
—— Woman and HomeA description of the extraordinary, sustaining power of a marriage to bind two people together in love, through the most emotionally harrowing circumstances.
—— Daily MailThe characters are beautifully drawn...A completely unique read. ****
—— Heat MagazineBook of the Week. Critics are buzzing about The Light Between Oceans, the gripping debut from M L Stedman.
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