{"title":"Books by Fiona Neill","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781405936811","title":"The Haven","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREAD THE ABSORBING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE BETRAYALS \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eTHE GOOD GIRL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Fiona Neill has the sharpest eyes and ears for the nuance of family dynamics. \u003ci\u003eThe Haven\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant character led thriller’ \u003cb\u003eLisa Jewell,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eNumber One bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNone of This is True\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe holiday was supposed to bring them together . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut has it torn them apart?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Cass Sawyer wakes up in the woods. 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The strange girls that hung on his every word.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And a nagging feeling: that Cass has done something terribly wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat happened in this remote and beautiful place?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnd will Cass every make it home?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A \u003cb\u003esmart, fierce thriller\u003c\/b\u003e about an unravelling family, a corrupted utopia, and the wild hearts of teenage girls. \u003cb\u003eI couldn't look away’\u003c\/b\u003e Lauren Beukes, internationally bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Shining Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A \u003cb\u003etaut and propulsive\u003c\/b\u003e story of a family in crisis, a shattering of innocence, and a savage fight for survival. 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It soon becomes apparent that Romy isn't the only member of her family harbouring secrets and her disgrace becomes the catalyst for the unravelling of all those around her.\u003cbr\u003eIt takes a split second to make a decision that can alter the course of your life.\u003cbr\u003eAnd a lifetime to undo the consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Fiona Neill is back with \u003ci\u003eThe Good Girl\u003c\/i\u003e - a dark, compelling and controversial novel of one family's darkest secrets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Fiona Neill:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The Good Girl\u003c\/i\u003e raises all kinds of contemporary issues with wit and sensitivity' \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Neill writes with verve, honesty and breathtaking insight. Utterly unputdownable' Helen Walsh, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lemon Grove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Neill's characters are so cleverly depicted, you feel as if you've met at least one of them before' \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Packed with observations of wince-making accuracy' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sometimes touching, sometimes shocking... this cautionary coming-of-age tale is a thought-provoking one' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The Good Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is vivid and insightful, and Neill has a trained eye for the pressures and poignancies of modern family life' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Clever, grown-up and totally gripping' \u003ci\u003eLisa Jewell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A topical, tense and addictive read' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Neill takes a light scalpel to online disaster in this exceptional dual-narrative' \u003ci\u003eGrazia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e Two families become embroiled in each other's lives and long buried secrets are unravelled. 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