The exhilarating new novel from the bestselling author of The Party and How to Fail: a thrilling,stylish and psychologically astute story of jealousy,motherhood and power.
She has almost everything. The rest she'll take.
Marisa may have only known Jake a few months,but she has never felt this certain about anyone. When he asks her to move in with him and they start trying for a baby,she knows she has finally found the steadfast love and support she has been looking for all her life.
But their relationship is tested when they take in a lodger,Kate,who has little regard for personal boundaries and seems to take an uncomfortable interest in Jake - as well as the baby they are hoping to have.
Why is Kate so obsessed with the couple And,more worryingly,why doesn't Jake share Marisa's concern
In her determination to find the answers,Marisa risks losing everything she holds dear...
Magpie is a tense,twisting,brilliantly written novel about mothers and children,envy and possession,and the dangers of getting everything you've ever dreamed of.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008374983Number of pages: 336Weight: 240 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
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'A dark,sleek,ever-tightening spiral ...Completely,terrifyingly BRILLIANT'- Marain Keyes
'Elizabeth Day has written that rare book I always go hunting for,something that will keep me breathless with suspense but also buoyant with good energy. It is both sinister and comforting,outrageous but grounded,with a head-spinning plot twist...Magpie is a book that needed to exist in the world. It is the book that was missing'-Lisa Taddeo
'Magpie is a clever,suspenseful read with a brilliant central pivot and a keen eye for relationships,including the toxic ones. A compelling,twisting read'- Matt Haig
'Superbly taut and well-written,noirish with a big and beating heart'- Jessie Burton
Elizabeth Day
A journalist,broadcaster and bestselling author,Elizabeth Day's works include the novels Paper,Scissors,Home Fires, Paradise City and The Party. Her latest book is How to Fail,a chronicle of the life-lessons of failure based on her hit podcast.
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