Broken Flowers: an unputdownable psychological thriller
By (Author) Kate McQuaile
Quercus Publishing
Quercus Publishing
9th September 2020
9th July 2020
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Family life fiction
823.92
Paperback
400
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 32mm
224g
A TWISTY PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF WHAT SHE NEVER TOLD ME
**********Your mother. The one person you trust. What if you're wrongWidowed Nan is on her way to her beloved son's wedding. She should be excited, but she is dreading her return to Paradise Place - a small area of Notting Hill that she hasn't dared set foot on for decades. Nan had arrived there as a young girl in the late seventies, desperate for freedom and a career as an artist. But, drawn into a dark obsession that spun out of control, Nan was forced to flee.And while the only thing seemingly connecting her son's wedding and her old secret life is Paradise Place, Nan quickly gets the impression that someone is watching her every move . . . someone she thought was dead.**********PRAISE FOR KATE MCQUAILE'Elegant, clever and totally convincing' Sunday Mirror 'Everything you want in a thriller' Emma Flint'A fast-paced read' Prima'A twisty tale' Good HousekeepingEverything you want in a thriller - Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths
A fast-paced read - PrimaA twisty tale - Good HousekeepingElegant, clever and totally convincing - Sunday MirrorKate McQuaile writes fascinatingly flawed characters and domestic noir beautifully. The topic may be dark but the writing is so lyrical, you won't want to stop reading - Jo SpainBroken Flowers is both twisty and empathetic. I love how Kate McQuaile's two unreliable narrators each vie for sympathy, and how, in a battle for psychological survival, no one tells the whole truth, even to themselves - Isabelle GreyA gripping family tale, moving easily from seventies London to the present day, chock full of twists and turns - Andrea CarterBroken Flowers is a dark, propulsive novel that had me hooked from the first line. No one does twisted families like Kate McQuaile - Jack JordanKate McQuaile is a graduate of the Faber novel-writing course. She lives in London and works as a journalist, but is originally from Drogheda in Ireland.