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Brought to you by Penguin. THREE HOURS TO SAVE THE PEOPLE YOU LOVEA TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Three hours is 180 minutes or 10,800 seconds.It is a morning''s lessons, a dress rehearsal of Macbeth, a snowy trek through the woods.It is an eternity waiting for news. Or a countdown to something terrible.It is 180 minutes to discover who you will die for and what men will kill for.In rural Somerset in the middle of a blizzard, the unthinkable happens: a school is under siege. From the wounded headmaster in the library, unable to help his trapped pupils and staff, to teenage Hannah in love for the first time, to the parents gathering desperate for news, to the 16 year old Syrian refugee trying to rescue his little brother, to the police psychologist who must identify the gunmen, to the students taking refuge in the school theatre, all experience the most intense hours of their lives, where evil and terror are met by courage, love and redemption.''A brilliant literary thriller... moving, masterly, flawlessly orchestrated'' Sunday Times''The immediacy of Rosamund Lupton''s writing is extraordinary... Gemma Whelan narrates flawlessly. Three Hours is much more than a nail-biting thriller'' Christina Hardyment, The Times''This could so easily be a story which spotlights evil and terror. Instead, it deftly weaves a message of courage, love and redemption, and Whelan''s performance is absolutely electrifying.'' Stylist''Three Hours intersperses scenes of breath-sucking tension with stirring meditations on human nature. . . The message Lupton''s novel delivers is that only love can save us'' Sara Collins, Guardian © Rosamund Lupton 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Sunday Times Top-Ten Bestseller and Richard and Judy Book Club Choice.''An elegant and icily unique thriller: you won''t read anything like it this year'' Observer''Scary, suspenseful and so exquisitely, evocatively written. Everything you want in a wonderful novel'' Liane MoriartyI''ll risk my life for you.On 24 November Yasmin and her ten-year-old daughter Ruby set off on a journey across Northern Alaska. They''re searching for Ruby''s father, missing in the arctic wilderness.More isolated with each frozen mile they cover, they travel deeper into an endless night. And Ruby, deaf since birth, must brave the darkness where sight cannot guide her.She won''t abandon her father. But winter has tightened its grip, and there is somebody out there who wants to stop them.Somebody tracking them through the dark.Praise for The Quality of Silence:''There are many things to love about Lupton''s third novel, not least its stunning evocation of the stark, beautiful Alaskan wilds. An elegant and icily unique thriller: you won''t read anything like it this year'' Observer''Scary, suspenseful and so exquisitely, evocatively written. I found myself shivering as if I were there in Alaska with Ruby and her mother. Everything you want in a wonderful novel'' Liane Moriarty, author of The Husband''s Secret''Ambitious and imaginative. Narrated in part by Ruby (her deafness is treated with great sensitivity), the landscape, wildlife and bitter climate of Alaska are powerfully drawn. Chilling in every sense, you won''t want to step away from this story'' Sunday Mirror''A sophisticated thriller which brilliantly evokes the sublime and terrifying landscape of Alaska, the culture of the Inupiat people and the fragility of our planet'' Sunday Telegraph''Like a breath of icy air, this relentlessly tense thriller is also a child''s-eye family drama like none other. Not since Miss Smilla''s Feeling for Snow have I shivered like this'' Emma Donoghue, author of Room''Will have you gripped form start to finish'' Cosmopolitan''A taut psychological thriller, The Quality of Silence will have your heart thumping. Masterful pacing, riveting plotting. Absolutely gripping'' Louise Penny''A literary slow burn, whose focus is as much on human endurance and a mother''s relationship with her deaf daughter as the mystery of her husband''s disappearance. This is Lupton at the height of her storytelling powers'' Daily Mail''An eerie eco-tale of disasters both real and man-made on the frozen tundra of Alaska. Yasmin and her daughter embark on what becomes an epic journey into the wilderness, [and] the alternating voices of mother and daughter are so compelling, it''s hard not to want to go along for the ride. The temperature drops, the action heats up and the suspense builds with the storm. Even a white-out can''t hide the darkness within'' Vanessa Friedman, NY Times''A beautifully written thriller, and the way in which Lupton used the tundra as a metaphor for grief and faith in stunning. The voice of Ruby and her compassionate exploration of a life without sound only adds to the richness of the book'' Press and Journal''A wonderful writer . . . absolutely gripping'' Jane Garvey, BBC Radio 2 Women''s Hour''The pressure is on to keep creating equally brilliant stores [and] Lupton has done that with The Quality of Silence'' Red Magazine''An elegant, chilling read from a writer who continues to stretch the bounds of suspense'' William Landay, author of Defending Jacob

''Tear-jerking and spine-tingling'' New York Times * THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTLLER ** A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME PICK ** WINNER OF THE RICHARD AND JUDY DEBUT NOVEL AWARD *You''re missing. I''m coming to find you . . . When Beatrice gets a frantic call in the middle of Sunday lunch to say that her younger sister, Tess, is missing, she boards the first flight home to London. But as she learns about the circumstances surrounding Tess''s disappearance, she is stunned to discover how little she actually knows of her sister''s life - and unprepared for the terrifying truths she must now face.The police, Beatrice''s fiancé and even her mother accept they have lost Tess, but Beatrice refuses to give up on her. So she embarks on a dangerous journey to discover the truth, no matter the cost.THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER''Truly marvellous! As compelling as it is stylish'' Jeffery Deaver''Exceptionally confident . . . Packs a devastating emotional punch'' Guardian''An adrenline rush'' New York Times''Crisp insights into grief and familial guilt are married to a confidently executed plot . . . classy debut'' Independent''Grips like a vice'' Sunday Times''Stunningly accomplished from first page to last . . . devastatingly good'' Daily Mail''Superb . . . so many twists and turns'' Radio Times''Tense, gripping and a total page-turner'' Richard Madeley, Richard & Judy''Original . . . Utterly compelling'' Closer''Beautifully written - you believe every word'' Judy Finnegan, Richard & Judy''Sophisticated . . . brilliantly written and utterly gripping'' YOU magazine''Page-turning'' Red magazine

Both a Sunday Times and top-ten bestseller, Afterwards is the second sensational novel from the international bestselling author of Sister, The Quality of Silence and Three Hours.''I guarantee this novel will touch everyone'' Jeffery DeaverThere is a fire and they are in there. They are in there . . .Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And one mother, Grace, sees the smoke and runs. She knows her teenage daughter Jenny is inside. She runs into the burning building to rescue her.Afterwards, Grace must find the identity of the arsonist and protect her family from the person who''s still intent on destroying them. Afterwards, she must fight the limits of her physical strength and discover the limitlessness of love.Praise for Afterwards:''In Afterwards, we see a master''s touch on every page. Uncompromising emotional impact, a poet''s sonorous style and a gripping story all come together to make this a transcendent literary experience. I guarantee this novel will touch everyone'' Jeffery Deaver''A bold, impossible-to-categorise and riveting blend of psychological suspense, literary thriller and the paranormal. Afterwards proves that Lupton isn''t just good - she''s wickedly good'' Seattle Times''In a Lovely Bones-style conceit...Lupton works her theme of the corrosive effects of ambition with insight and gusto''Guardian''A bold, impossible-to-categorize, and riveting blend of psychological suspense, literary thriller and the paranormal...How Lupton pulls this off, making it believable even to this skeptical reviewer, is a wonder. Like the author''s remarkable debut, Sister, a major subtext here is the all-powerful tug of family bonds. Afterwards proves that Lupton isn''t just good - she''s wickedly good'' Seattle Times''I became insanely gripped . . . The word "compelling" is used lightly of mystery and crime novels - this one will define it for you'' Daily Mail''Extraordinary...heart-stopping'' Mail on Sunday''Loved The Time Traveler''s Wife? This is even better'' Company''Lupton takes her readers on a totally harrowing ride as she melds a suspenseful procedure with an emotionally fraught drama. Within a taut and sinuous narrative, heartbreak over a broken family vies with fear that the arsonist will return...Masterful pacing and a highly charged atmosphere combine to make this an exceptionally gripping read'' Booklist, starred review''Lupton pushes the boundaries of our imagination with the manner in which the mystery is solved, creating a stunningly good read that''s impossible to second-guess. A literary crime novel that''s as clever in its premise as it is well written'' Glamour''Chillingly good'' Red Magazine

Both a Sunday Times and top-ten bestseller, Afterwards is the second sensational novel from the international bestselling author of Sister, The Quality of Silence and Three Hours.''I guarantee this novel will touch everyone'' Jeffery DeaverThere is a fire and they are in there. They are in there . . .Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And one mother, Grace, sees the smoke and runs. She knows her teenage daughter Jenny is inside. She runs into the burning building to rescue her.Afterwards, Grace must find the identity of the arsonist and protect her family from the person who''s still intent on destroying them. Afterwards, she must fight the limits of her physical strength and discover the limitlessness of love.Praise for Afterwards:''In Afterwards, we see a master''s touch on every page. Uncompromising emotional impact, a poet''s sonorous style and a gripping story all come together to make this a transcendent literary experience. I guarantee this novel will touch everyone'' Jeffery Deaver''A bold, impossible-to-categorise and riveting blend of psychological suspense, literary thriller and the paranormal. Afterwards proves that Lupton isn''t just good - she''s wickedly good'' Seattle Times''In a Lovely Bones-style conceit...Lupton works her theme of the corrosive effects of ambition with insight and gusto''Guardian''A bold, impossible-to-categorize, and riveting blend of psychological suspense, literary thriller and the paranormal...How Lupton pulls this off, making it believable even to this skeptical reviewer, is a wonder. Like the author''s remarkable debut, Sister, a major subtext here is the all-powerful tug of family bonds. Afterwards proves that Lupton isn''t just good - she''s wickedly good'' Seattle Times''I became insanely gripped . . . The word "compelling" is used lightly of mystery and crime novels - this one will define it for you'' Daily Mail''Extraordinary...heart-stopping'' Mail on Sunday''Loved The Time Traveler''s Wife? This is even better'' Company''Lupton takes her readers on a totally harrowing ride as she melds a suspenseful procedure with an emotionally fraught drama. Within a taut and sinuous narrative, heartbreak over a broken family vies with fear that the arsonist will return...Masterful pacing and a highly charged atmosphere combine to make this an exceptionally gripping read'' Booklist, starred review''Lupton pushes the boundaries of our imagination with the manner in which the mystery is solved, creating a stunningly good read that''s impossible to second-guess. A literary crime novel that''s as clever in its premise as it is well written'' Glamour''Chillingly good'' Red Magazine

Both a Sunday Times and top-ten bestseller, Afterwards is the second sensational novel from the international bestselling author of Sister, The Quality of Silence and Three Hours.''I guarantee this novel will touch everyone'' Jeffery DeaverThere is a fire and they are in there. They are in there . . .Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And one mother, Grace, sees the smoke and runs. She knows her teenage daughter Jenny is inside. She runs into the burning building to rescue her.Afterwards, Grace must find the identity of the arsonist and protect her family from the person who''s still intent on destroying them. Afterwards, she must fight the limits of her physical strength and discover the limitlessness of love.Praise for Afterwards:''In Afterwards, we see a master''s touch on every page. Uncompromising emotional impact, a poet''s sonorous style and a gripping story all come together to make this a transcendent literary experience. I guarantee this novel will touch everyone'' Jeffery Deaver''A bold, impossible-to-categorise and riveting blend of psychological suspense, literary thriller and the paranormal. Afterwards proves that Lupton isn''t just good - she''s wickedly good'' Seattle Times''In a Lovely Bones-style conceit...Lupton works her theme of the corrosive effects of ambition with insight and gusto''Guardian''A bold, impossible-to-categorize, and riveting blend of psychological suspense, literary thriller and the paranormal...How Lupton pulls this off, making it believable even to this skeptical reviewer, is a wonder. Like the author''s remarkable debut, Sister, a major subtext here is the all-powerful tug of family bonds. Afterwards proves that Lupton isn''t just good - she''s wickedly good'' Seattle Times''I became insanely gripped . . . The word "compelling" is used lightly of mystery and crime novels - this one will define it for you'' Daily Mail''Extraordinary...heart-stopping'' Mail on Sunday''Loved The Time Traveler''s Wife? This is even better'' Company''Lupton takes her readers on a totally harrowing ride as she melds a suspenseful procedure with an emotionally fraught drama. Within a taut and sinuous narrative, heartbreak over a broken family vies with fear that the arsonist will return...Masterful pacing and a highly charged atmosphere combine to make this an exceptionally gripping read'' Booklist, starred review''Lupton pushes the boundaries of our imagination with the manner in which the mystery is solved, creating a stunningly good read that''s impossible to second-guess. A literary crime novel that''s as clever in its premise as it is well written'' Glamour''Chillingly good'' Red Magazine