Mad: The first book in an addictive, shocking and hilariously funny series

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Seven days of sun, sin, secrets - and seven days to steal her sister's life . . . Beth has always been the golden girl, leaving her twin Alvie in her shadow. Beth has everything Alvie ever wanted - the money, the hot husband, the cute baby, the fast car. So when Beth invites Alvie for seven sun-drenched days at her lavish villa in Sicily, Alvie accepts. Just because she can't stand Beth doesn't mean she can't enjoy a slice of her decadent lifestyle. But her usually goody-two-shoes sister has a hidden agenda. And when the twins swap identities for a day, it ends badly for Beth. Very badly. It's Alvie's chance to steal the life she deserves . . . if she can get away with it. But what if having it all really means risking everything

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Sizzlingly glamorous * Guardian *
This summer's raciest read . . . The must-have beach read for millennials this summer * Telegraph *
A summer read to make you hotter than the weather outside . . . you'd be mad not to find room for this in your case * Sun *
A fast-paced tale of sex, lies and murder . . . Sex and the City dialled up several notches * Stylist *
The white-hot debut * Glamour *
Gone Girl plus . . . Esposito has added a dollop of Bridget Jones to the mix * Telegraph *
So begins this caper that has Alvina up to her neck in designer labels, hot sex and trouble . . . outrageous - it kept me reading * Daily Mail *
I just read Mad in one go. I bloody LOVED it. Like Gone Girl, if Amy Schumer had written it. SUCH fun -- Bryony Gordon * bestselling author of Mad Girl *
One of the most compelling and hilarious characters we've come across in a long time. Warning: this brilliant and dark book is not for the faint-hearted * New Magazine *
Like The Devil Wears Prada - fast-paced, but funnier and more readable * Independent, 10 Best Debut Novels by Women Authors *
She's an evil hot mess is what she is, and I kinda like it! -- Sarah Knight * bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k *
Allergic to chick lit Meet Alvie Knightly . . . Insane as its title promises * Mail on Sunday *
Raunchy, fun * Guardian *
Trust us when we say that you won't ever have encountered a character quite like Alvie Knightly - the often-drunk, sex-mad, always-sassy heroine . . . A brilliantly bonkers read * Heat *
If you loved [Paula Hawkins'] Into the Water, try Mad * Red *
Pure, unadulterated entertainment. There is nothing Chlo Esposito's Alvie won't do. Strap in for a fun, fast and fresh read -- Ali Land * author of Sunday Times bestseller Good Me Bad Me *
Chloe Esposito introduces a compelling and uncensored antiheroine * US Weekly *
Using Sicily as a backdrop with its gorgeous architecture, villas and sexy men, Esposito pens an unforgettable summer debut headed by a no-holds-barred protagonist * Library Journal *
Mad is deliciously over-the-top, with a protagonist you'll never forget and an ending that promises more chaos to come * Bookpage *
Chloe [has] a fantastic natural vibrancy and humour in her work -- Richard Skinner, Director of Fiction at the Faber Academy
What readers are saying about Mad * - *
100% MAD about this book * NetGalley Reviewer *
A page-turner, compelling and delightfully crazy. I can't wait for books two and three * NetGalley Reviewer *
Chlo Esposito has broken the mould. The unconventional heroine and plot breaks so many conventions leading to an enjoyable, fast-paced read, which manages to be well-written and funny. It is perfect for the beach or a long journey * NetGalley Reviewer *
Absolutely loved this book, a real page turner and I didn't want to come to the end * NetGalley Reviewer *
Whoa! Yeah I started my review like that . . . but that's what this book is whoooaaa! it truly is M.A.D. . . . Mental Addictive * NetGalley Reviewer *
Insane for all the right reasons - once you meet Alvie Knightly you won't want to turn your back on her, no way! * NetGalley Reviewer *
This novel cracks along with frenetic, addictive style, beautifully descriptive in hot and heavy fashion . . . highly recommended * NetGalley Reviewer *
Mad is certainly mad! I was hooked on our hero, Alvie * NetGalley Reviewer *

Author Bio

Chloe Esposito is from Cheltenham and now lives in London. She has a BA and MA in English from Oxford University, where her dissertation focused on 19th-century feminist writers. She has been a senior management consultant, an English teacher at two of the UK's top private schools and a fashion stylist at Conde Nast. She is a graduate of the Faber Academy and is now writing full-time.