The First Day of Spring

Beschreibung

The gripping and dark book club debut with a compelling voice at its centre.<BR><BR>*THE GUARDIAN 2021 BEST CRIME AND THRILLER PICK*<BR><BR>'Gorgeously written' PANDORA SYKES<BR>'I loved this book' CLARE MACKINTOSH<BR>'A darkly dazzling debut . . . gripping' LISA JEWELL<BR>'Sharp-edged and highly discussable' BOOKLIST<BR>___________<BR><BR>'So that was all it took,' I thought. 'That was all it took for me to feel like I had all the power in the world.

One morning, one moment, one yellow-haired boy. It wasn't so much after all.'<BR><BR>Chrissie knows how to steal sweets from the shop without getting caught, the best hiding place for hide-and-seek, the perfect wall for handstands.<BR><BR>Now she has a new secret. It gives her a fizzing, sherbet feeling in her belly. She doesn't get to feel power like this at home, where food is scarce and attention scarcer.<BR><BR>Fifteen years later, Julia is trying to mother her five-year-old daughter, Molly.

She is always worried - about affording food and school shoes, about what the other mothers think of her. Most of all she worries that the social services are about to take Molly away.<BR><BR>That's when the phone calls begin, which Julia is too afraid to answer, because it's clear the caller knows the truth about what happened all those years ago.<BR><BR>And it's time to face the truth: is forgiveness and redemption ever possible for someone who has killed?<BR>______________<BR><BR>'Perceptive and compassionate' GUARDIAN<BR>'A stunning debut' WASHINGTON POST<BR>'Compulsively readable' ASHLEY AUDRAIN<BR>'Compelling . . . stunningly powerful' GRAZIA<BR>'An unforgettable narrative voice' PAULA HAWKINS<BR>'An extraordinary and heart-rending novel' OBSERVER<BR>'This is outstanding . . . so powerful' TRACY FENTON<BR>'A gripping, unsettling debut novel' ABIGAIL DEAN<BR>______________<BR><BR>Readers love The First Day of Spring . . .<BR><BR>*****'A powerful, distressing, haunting, but ultimately brilliant read'<BR>*****'Such a heartbreaking and powerful psychological drama that will stay with me for a long time'<BR>*****'An incredible book'<BR>*****'A thought provoking, dark and compulsive read...

Highly recommend'<BR>*****'You DO NOT want to miss The First Day of Spring!'

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