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This is a stimulating and provocative debut just bristling with attitude, We are introduced to four couples who are entwined in each other’s lives, and living with insidious secrets and lies. The first few pages set my antenna quivering, my mind searched for answers, just how do these relationships work, and how has the past affected them? Eight people, eight lives, all spilling onto the page. The writing by Caroline England is so sharp and on point, yet so easy to read, I simply galloped through it, racing to get to the end. As the plot corkscrewed through my mind, my eyebrows raised, my thoughts changed, and the final few pages sent a chill coursing through me. ‘Beneath the Skin’ tests, ensnares, deceives, intrigues and thoroughly entertains, what a fabulous debut this is. ~ Liz Robinson
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Beneath the Skin Synopsis
`Antonia, Antonia. My name is Antonia.' It's been her name for many years. But sometimes, like tonight, she forgets. Antonia has a secret. A secret so dark and so deep that she can barely admit it to herself. Instead, she treats herself to Friday night sessions of self-harm while her husband David is at the pub, and her best friend Sophie is drinking too much wine a few doors down. Nobody close to her knows the truth about what the teenage Antonia saw all those years ago. No-one, that is, except her mother. But Candy is in a care home now, her mind too addled to remember the truth. Antonia is safe. Isn't she? The lies start small. They always do. But when the tightly woven story you've told yourself begins to unravel, the truth threatens to come to the surface. And then what's going to happen?
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780008237523 |
| Publication date: |
5th October 2017 |
| Author: |
Caroline England |
| Publisher: |
AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
362 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Thriller and Suspense
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Caroline England Press Reviews
I was gripped immediately and I couldn't wait for it to finish - perfect for fans of Into the Water by Paula Hawkins' KATERINA DIAMOND, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TEACHER AND THE SECRET
`Gripping, immersive, horribly believable, Beneath the Skin asks can we trust our friends? Should we believe our lovers?' SANJIDA KAY, AUTHOR OF BONE BY BONE
`Four couples with interlocking histories; eight individuals, all with secrets that are ready to explode. Set in the lush heartland of the Cheshire countryside, this is a tautly elegant psychological thriller, razor-sharp and utterly believable. I loved it.' SARAH JASMON, AUTHOR OF THE SUMMER OF SECRETS
`I loved Beneath the Skin. It's so beautifully written and kept me hooked right to the end. Caroline England knows her wonderful cast of characters inside out. I didn't want this book to end.' LIBBY CARPENTER, AUTHOR OF 99 RED BALLOONS
'I loved this book. A clever, glamorous, observational, page turning read which pulled me in right from the start until the pivotal, and most satisfying end. Beneath the Skin transcends the ordinary crime genre, taking it to another level.' AMANDA ROBSON, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF OBSESSION
`Beneath the Skin is a startling debut. It slowly put me under its spell, until I was absolutely beneath its skin. With characters that pulsate off the page, complex relationships, and dark mysteries, this novel follows the lives of four couples. Their dramas are revealed slowly, patiently, and beautifully, until the breath-taking climax. I can't recommend this enough.' LOUISE BEECH
