Little Disasters

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'Taut, clever, compelling and guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat' Paula Hawkins, author ofThe Girl on the Train

You think you know her
But look a little closer

She is a stay-at-home mother of three with boundless reserves of patience, energy and love. After being friends for a decade, this is how Liz sees Jess.

Then one moment changes everything.

Dark thoughts and carefully guarded secrets surface and Liz is left questioning everything she thought she knew about her friend, and about herself.

From the bestselling author ofAnatomy of a Scandal a new thought-provoking novel exploring the complexity of motherhood and all that connects and disconnects us.

Highly recommended'Erin Kelly

An important book as well as a brilliant readLucy Foley

'This tense, absorbing read will have parents in fact, all readers turning the pages deep into the night'Louise Candlish

Refreshingly assured and punchy writing that is sure to hit a nerveLucy Atkins

'Impossible to put downEve Chase

I loved it and didnt want to put it downLaura Marshall

'Compulsive reading with an ending I didnt see coming'Jane Corry

Each character is brilliantly drawn, and the book delivers surprise after surpriseClaire Fuller

Absolutely brilliant; an emotionally devastating storyEmma Curtis

'Every bit as brilliant asAnatomy of a Scandal. Superb'Cass Green

'Atruly remarkable book'Claire Douglas

'Complex, nuanced and moving'Guardian

'Thought provoking and delicately executed'The i

'Acunningly plotted mystery'Daily Mirror

Sarah Vaughan brings to this book the same tension building expertise that made her bestsellerAnatomy of a Scandalsuch a successDaily Mail

An emotional, often terrifying, and completely gripping readDaily Express

'Expertly crafted... Fans of Anatomy may miss the courtroom tension, but the psychological portraiture in this absorbing study of motherhood is just as rich'Sunday Times

Full of painful truths about the brutal aspect of motherhood, this punchy thrilleris sharply plottedSunday Mirror

'Sarah Vaughan is back with her fourth novel, the shocking, impossible-to-look-awayLittle Disasters'Observer

'Another thought-provoking psychological drama'Woman & Home

'An important book exploring how everything changes once you become a mother - for good and bad'Woman's Weekly

'In a culture that fetishises motherhood, Sarah Vaughan's novel is an invaluable corrective, a warning about the terrible effects parenting can have on mental health. It is also a very cunningly plotted mystery'Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express

Author Bio

Sarah Vaughan read English at Oxford and went on to become a journalist. After training at the Press Association, she spent eleven years at the Guardian as a news reporter and political correspondent before leaving to freelance and write fiction. Her first two novels, The Art of Baking Blind and The Farm at the Edge of the World, were followed by her first psychological thriller, Anatomy of a Scandal: a Sunday Times bestseller, and Richard & Judy pick of the decade, developed as a Netflix series starring Rupert Friend, Michelle Dockery and Sienna Miller. Her fourth novel, Little Disasters, a Waterstones thriller of the month, was published in 2020. Reputation is her fifth novel.