Anatomy of a scandal : the brilliant, must-read novel of 2018
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9781471165016

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An intelligent, absorbing page-turner that avoids all knee-jerk assumptions and easy answers' Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of Us ?The best courtroom drama since Apple Tree Yard ? sensational? Clare Mackintosh A high-profile marriage thrust into the spotlight. A wife, determined to keep her family safe, must face a prosecutor who believes justice has been a long time coming.A scandal that will rock Westminster. And the women caught at the heart of it. Anatomy of a Scandal centres on a high-profile marriage that begins to unravel when the husband is accused of a terrible crime. Sophie is sure her husband, James, is innocent and desperately hopes to protect her precious family from the lies which might ruin them. Kate is thebarrister who will prosecute the case - she is equally certain that James is guilty and determined he will pay for his crimes. ?A compelling and cautionary story about how we can never trulyknow someone else; how even after twelve years of marriage, a wife might not know everything abouther husband. Brilliant, shocking, and gripping, once I started, I couldn't stop reading? Claire Fuller, bestselling author of Our Endless Numbered Days 'That rare book that combines great writing, spot-on characterisation and a compulsive, page-turning narrative. I read it in one breathless day. Set against a fascinating backdrop of the Houses of Parliament, the Old Bailey and Oxford University, think House of Cards meets The Secret History. Meticulously researched, this is an outstanding read' Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle ?A whip-smart, grown-up thriller with a hugely relevant moral question at its core' Tammy Cohen, author of When She Was Bad ?Anatomy of a Scandal has bestseller written all over it'Veronica Henry, author of The Forever House ?I was hooked right from the start. So beautifully written, clever and compelling. I was gripped right up to the final page? Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The Sisters and Local Girl Missing ?Am I allowed to choose my book of the year in May? Anatomy of aScandal is astoundingly good -a tour de force. I absolutely loved it? Eve Chase, bestselling author of Black Rabbit Hall.

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