Abigail Dean – författare

Gripande psykologisk thriller om flykt och överlevnad, ett mörkt familjedrama om svek och lojalitet. Lex Gracie vill inte tänka på sin familj, inte heller på föräldrarnas skräckhus där hon och hennes syskon tvingades växa upp. Och hon vill inte tänka på sin identitet som Flicka A – flickan som till slut rymde och befriade sina syskon. Som framgångsrik advokat i New York har det varit enkelt för Lex att undvika de smärtsamma minnena, men när modern dör i fängelset kommer hennes förflutna ikapp henne. Plötsligt måste hon förenas med syskonskaran och möta den barndom hon gjort allt för att glömma. Men vad döljer vi egentligen för varandra och kan minnen förråda oss? En litterär spänningsroman med högt tempo och ständigt aktuellt tema.

'Girl A,' she said. 'The girl who escaped. If anyone was going to make it, it was going to be you.'Lex Gracie doesn't want to think about her family. She doesn't want to think about growing up in her parents' House of Horrors. And she doesn't want to think about her identity as Girl A: the girl who escaped. When her mother dies in prison and leaves Lex and her siblings the family home, she can't run from her past any longer. Together with her sister, Evie, Lex intends to turn the House of Horrors into a force for good. But first she must come to terms with her six siblings - and with the childhood they shared.Beautifully written and incredibly powerful, Girl A is a story of redemption, of horror, and of love. If you liked Room, My Dark Vanessa and We Need to Talk About Kevin, you will love this book.

Stonesmere will never be the same again...A village hall, a primary school play, a beautiful Lake District town. Into this idyllic scene steps a lone gunman whose actions set off a train of events that will have devastating consequences for the close-knit community of Stonesmere.At the epicentre of the tragedy is Marty, daughter of the teacher who dies trying to protect her pupils. What did she see? How is she involved?In the weeks and months following the killings, conspiracy theorists start questioning what happened. For outsider Trent Casey, the truther movement offers him a chance to step into the spotlight to expose the 'sham' of the killings.Marty's and Trent's lives will become entwined as events spiral out of control. The true story is gradually revealed, but at what cost to those caught up in the maelstrom...Day One is a tender, heartbreaking novel about community, tragedy, and the lasting power of love from the bestselling author of Girl A.