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One of Our Books of the Year 2017 | September 2017 Book of the Month
Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2017.
Ooh, this truly is a fabulously captivating and unpredictable tale, and it kept me clinging to the very edge of my seat. Annie’s mother is a serial killer, Annie informs on her mother and we hear her story as she attempts to deal with her new foster family and the approaching trial. Immediately from the start this feels different, my mind flashed onto high alert setting and remained there for the entire story. Annie's name is changed to Milly and she tells her own tale, speaking in short, sharp, powerful sentences. I felt her confusion, loneliness, and wanted to hug her as her thoughts tumbled in limbo. Her feelings wormed their way into my mind, making me think, making me question. Ali Land doesn't hold back, ‘Good Me, Bad Me’ is uncomfortable, powerful, provocative, and an absolute knockout. ~ Liz Robinson
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Good Me Bad Me Synopsis
When Annie hands her mother over to the police she hopes for a new start in life - but can we ever escape our past? 'NEW NAME. NEW FAMILY. SHINY. NEW. ME.'Annie's mother is a serial killer. The only way Annie can make it stop is to hand her in to the police. With a new foster family and a new name - Milly - she hopes for a fresh start. Now, surely, she can be whoever she wants to be. But as her mother's trial looms, the secrets of Milly's past won't let her sleep . . . Because Milly's mother is a serial killer. And blood is thicker than water...
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781405923910 |
| Publication date: |
10th August 2017 |
| Author: |
Ali Land |
| Publisher: |
Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
352 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Thriller and Suspense
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Ali Land Press Reviews
'An astoundingly compelling thriller. Beyond tense. You hardly breathe. Best read in ages' -- Matt Haig
'Intelligent and disturbing, Good Me Bad Me had me hooked from the first page' -- Debbie Howells, author of Richard & Judy book club bestseller The Bones of You
'Milly's voice is gripping and shocking. This is a book you will want to discuss with everyone you know' Claire Douglas, author of The Sisters and Local Girl Missing
'I absolutely loved it and read it in less than a day. A proper page turner and brilliantly written' -- Edith Bowman
'A triumph of tension. I doubt I'll ever sleep again' -- Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of R&J bestseller The Last Act of Love
'Ali Land's Good Me Bad Me is an intensely compelling exploration of nature versus nurture wrapped up in a page-turning psychological thriller. Darkly disturbing and beautifully written. What more could any reader want?' -- Sarah Pinborough
'Good Me Bad Me is an astonishing debut - technically sophisticated and emotionally heart wrenching. So many things are done well - the status jungle of girls school, the psychological dissonance of a dysfunctional family, the internal machinery of damaged children. I thought it was wonderful' -- Helen Callaghan, bestselling author of Dear Amy
'One word: Wow. What a brilliant book - believable, shocking, thought-provoking and utterly compelling. The writing, as well as being so pacey, is beautiful. This feels such a current and original book' T R Richmond
About Ali Land
After graduating from university with a degree in Mental Health, Ali Land spent a decade working as a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse in hospitals and schools in the UK and Australia. Ali is now a full-time writer and lives in a creative warehouse community in North London. Good Me Bad Me has been translated into over twenty languages.
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