The Perfect Life: The new gripping thriller you won’t be able to put down from the bestselling author of DAY OF THE ACCIDENT
Jul 2021 · Penguin UK
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HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE SOMEONE ELSE?
Vanessa has always found it easy to pretend to be somebody different, somebody better. When things get tough in her real life, all she has to do is throw on some nicer clothes, adopt a new accent and she can escape.
That's how it started: looking round houses she couldn't possibly afford. Harmless fun really. Until it wasn't.
Because a man who lived in one of those houses is dead.
And everyone thinks Vanessa killed him...
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Praise for Nuala Ellwood
'A gripping, poignant novel ... I read it in one sitting' Rosamund Lupton
'A clever, twisty plot that takes psychological mind games to a new level. Nuala Ellwood has done it again!' Jane Corry
'This book will take all your expectations and upend them, making you question everything you thought you knew' Emma Kavanagh
'Brilliantly compulsive and with one hell of a twist! I was consumed until the final heartbreaking page' Claire Douglas
'Absolutely brilliant - exciting, clever, it deserves to be a bestseller' Priscilla Masters
Vanessa has always found it easy to pretend to be somebody different, somebody better. When things get tough in her real life, all she has to do is throw on some nicer clothes, adopt a new accent and she can escape.
That's how it started: looking round houses she couldn't possibly afford. Harmless fun really. Until it wasn't.
Because a man who lived in one of those houses is dead.
And everyone thinks Vanessa killed him...
______________________
Praise for Nuala Ellwood
'A gripping, poignant novel ... I read it in one sitting' Rosamund Lupton
'A clever, twisty plot that takes psychological mind games to a new level. Nuala Ellwood has done it again!' Jane Corry
'This book will take all your expectations and upend them, making you question everything you thought you knew' Emma Kavanagh
'Brilliantly compulsive and with one hell of a twist! I was consumed until the final heartbreaking page' Claire Douglas
'Absolutely brilliant - exciting, clever, it deserves to be a bestseller' Priscilla Masters
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August 5, 2021
I really wasn’t sure what was going on to begin with – but then I read on! Vanessa hasn’t always found life easy; when the going gets tough she likes pretend she is someone else by adopting different identities and viewing houses. She not doing any harm, is she? Until the body of a man is found in one of the houses she visits and everyone thinks Vanessa murdered him. And Vanessa? Well she agrees with them . . . Nuala Ellwood never fails to play with my mind. This is another cleverly plotted novel which reveals it’s secrets little by little, meantime completely confusing me. As the story is told ‘now’ and ‘then’, I really had to keep my wits about me but, even so, I didn’t see where it was heading. With twists and turns galore, the ending was a real surprise. Excellent writing, as always, this is a book for those who like their brain to have a good work-out every now and again. I did particularly enjoy that there was a final chapter tidying everything up – 4.5*.
About the author
Iris Costello is the pseudonym of bestselling author, Nuala Ellwood. She has a BA Hons degree in Sociology from Durham University and a Master's in Creative Writing from York St John University where she is a visiting lecturer. She is the author of seven highly acclaimed novels, the most recent of which was The Secrets of Rochester Place. The Story Collector is her eighth book.
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