'Lippman is an absolute master of plot and timing,and I would follow her anywhere - even to the prom.'EMMA STRAUB'It's deranged and dark and surprising at times. A perfect psychological thriller.'5 reader reviewFROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR'When I was seventeen,I gave birth to a baby in a hotel bathroom while attending the prom.'Two decades ago,Amber Glass's life changed forever. No-one had even known she was pregnant - including Joe,her date.Afterwards,she left town for good - and hasn't seen Joe since. But she knows he hasn't left,that he's working for his father's real estate company,married to a cosmetic surgeon. Child free.Now Amber is back,and as the two of them tentatively start to renew their once unlikely relationship,will their secrets and motivations finally destroy everyone around themInspired by a true story,this guessing game of a novel explodes with feeling and menace.'I read this acid-dipped beauty in two desperate sittings...it moves so fast and so skillfully,you don't fully grasp what it's really saying (about men,women,desire) until its final stunning pages.'MEGAN ABBOTT'She is simply a brilliant novelist.'GILLIAN FLYNN'A very special kind of twisted genius.'SARAH HILARY'One of the best crime novelists writing today.'PAULA HAWKINS'Lippmann is fast creating a new genre-busting category full of remarkable writing and dazzling plot lines.'Daily Mail'Laura Lippman is one of my favourite writers.'MINDY KALINGWhat readers are saying:'It's deranged and dark and surprising at times. A perfect psychological thriller.''Prom Mom is a fantastically clever meditation on privilege and power.''Cleverly plotted with brilliantly plausible characters and a fantastic twist you will not see coming.''What a fantastic read! So many layers and twists,in fact,the ending twist blew me away.''A pitch perfect,ice cold thriller,Prom Mom is utterly devoid of cliché.'
Publisher: Faber & FaberISBN: 9780571377107Number of pages: 336Weight: 281 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 20 mmEdition: Main
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