Beneath the Surface: The closer the family, the darker the secrets
Jul 2019 · Penguin UK
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THE STUNNING NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BETRAYALS AND THE GOOD GIRL
'No one writes about modern family with more truth or authenticity than Fiona Neill' LISA JEWELL
'A stunning, almost hypnotic read that pulls you under. Completely engrossing' Reader Review *****
Everyone is talking about Grace's family. Once it was for all the right reasons - now it's for all the wrong ones . . .
Grace is determined to give her daughters the idyllic childhood she never had.
Teenage Lilly is everyone's golden girl, the one Grace never has to worry about - unlike ten-year-old Mia, whose wild imagination often gets her into trouble.
But when Lilly suddenly collapses at school, Grace's carefully ordered world is turned upside down.
Because it soon turns out that Lilly wasn't the perfect daughter after all.
Grace is fixated on discovering the truth about Lilly. Which is when she takes her eyes off Mia . . .
Don't miss the stunning new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author of The Good Girl, about the consequences of family expectations and the burden of keeping secrets.
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'A rich, dark and satisfying read about the complexities of modern family life. I adored it' JANE FALLON
'I can't wait to see what Fhiona Neill will deliver next!' Reader Review *****
'Neill describes human dysfunction with such compelling empathy . . . richly tense and deeply satisfying. I didn't want to finish!' HILARY BOYD
'Riveting, heart-breaking and ultimately uplifting' Reader Review *****
'Well-paced and intriguing' DAILY MAIL
'No one writes about modern family with more truth or authenticity than Fiona Neill' LISA JEWELL
'A stunning, almost hypnotic read that pulls you under. Completely engrossing' Reader Review *****
Everyone is talking about Grace's family. Once it was for all the right reasons - now it's for all the wrong ones . . .
Grace is determined to give her daughters the idyllic childhood she never had.
Teenage Lilly is everyone's golden girl, the one Grace never has to worry about - unlike ten-year-old Mia, whose wild imagination often gets her into trouble.
But when Lilly suddenly collapses at school, Grace's carefully ordered world is turned upside down.
Because it soon turns out that Lilly wasn't the perfect daughter after all.
Grace is fixated on discovering the truth about Lilly. Which is when she takes her eyes off Mia . . .
Don't miss the stunning new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author of The Good Girl, about the consequences of family expectations and the burden of keeping secrets.
__________
'A rich, dark and satisfying read about the complexities of modern family life. I adored it' JANE FALLON
'I can't wait to see what Fhiona Neill will deliver next!' Reader Review *****
'Neill describes human dysfunction with such compelling empathy . . . richly tense and deeply satisfying. I didn't want to finish!' HILARY BOYD
'Riveting, heart-breaking and ultimately uplifting' Reader Review *****
'Well-paced and intriguing' DAILY MAIL
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July 10, 2019
After a chaotic childhood, Grace Vermuyden is determined her own daughters will fulfil the dreams denied to her. Lilly is everyone's golden girl, the popular, clever daughter she never had to worry about. So when she mysteriously has a fit in class, Grace's carefully ordered world begins to unravel. Consumed with paranoia, and faced with increasing evidence that Lilly has been leading a secret life, Grace starts to search for clues. But left to her own devices, ten-year-old Mia develops some wild theories of her own that have unforeseen and devastating consequences for the people she loves most. I feel I’m sitting on the fence with this book, it was well written, the characters were well portrayed & the pace overall was good but it didn’t grab me & I found myself putting it down & reading something else then reading another couple of chapters, so it took me what seemed like forever to finish which isn’t normal for me as I usually devour a book in well under a day. I’ll certainly try more books by the author but this one left me lukewarm. My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read
About the author
Fiona Neill is an author and journalist who has written five Sunday Times bestsellers. Her last novel, The Betrayals, sold over 130,000 copies and was a Richard & Judy Book Club selection. Fiona worked as a foreign correspondent in Central America for six years and returned to the UK as assistant editor on Marie Claire before joining The Times Magazine as assistant editor. She has written features for many publications including The Times, Sunday Times Style, and the Telegraph Magazine as well as having written a screenplay of her first novel for the BFI. Fiona grew up in rural North Norfolk and lives in London with her husband and three children.
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