The Seduction: An addictive new story of desire and obsession

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Addictive Guardian A febrile, urgent tale Sunday Times A sizzling new thriller New York Times She knows your mind, she possesses your thoughts. What will she take next I think I can help you Beth lives by Camden Lock with her partner Sol and their daughter Fern. Life is peaceful, but Beth is troubled by increasing unease. So she goes to therapy with Dr Tamara Bywater. Soon their sessions become the highlight of Beths week. But Beth is in over her head before she realises that Tamara might not be all she seems... A classy, compulsive tale of desire and obsession Mail on Sunday An addictive, macabre fairground ride of a novel Guardian This is seduction of the most insidious kind Spectator

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Page-turning As Briscoe folds generous swirls of melodrama into the mix, the novels temperature rises from feverish to volcanic * Daily Mail *
A probing, sometimes uncomfortable, always gripping study of erotic obsession -- Jonathan Coe * Observer Books of the Year *
A gripping thriller * independent.co.uk *
A tense, skilfully plotted and emotionally perceptive story * Observer *
A classy, compulsive tale of desire and obsession, it glitters with menace * Mail on Sunday *
Through this addictive, macabre fairground ride of a novel, Briscoe reminds us to value the quieter forms of love * Guardian *
The author has a fine eye for aesthetic detail and an even finer one for parental relationships this is seduction of the most insidious kind * Spectator *
A febrile, urgent tale * Sunday Times *
Juicy and thrilling * Heat *
Joanna Briscoe is one of those writers who manages to pull off that combination of pin-sharp prose with the pull of a plot that keeps you turning the pages. Richly observed, The Seduction is a rewardingly moreish read * Living *
A vivid and evocative tale of obsession and deception * Sunday Mirror *
A clever, nuanced, elegantly written exploration of obsession * Saga *

Author Bio

Joanna Briscoe is the author of five previous novels, including the bestselling Sleep With Me, which was adapted for ITV by Andrew Davies. Joanna lives in London. joannabriscoe.com @JoannaBriscoe