The Pool: A brand new gripping novel about family and secrets
Jun 2024 · Open Road Media
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The discovery of a dead body in the pool of a French holiday home, sends tensions skyrocketing in this intense new novel from the author of The Bad Wife.
Hannah and Lizzie have never been close but, following the recent death of their mother, the sisters have agreed to put their differences to one side and go on holiday together.
But when they and their families arrive at the remote house they've rented in the south of France, they find a dead body in the swimming pool. The place is soon swarming with police, then reporters and photographers get hold of the story. Finally, the news spreads online, putting them at the centre of a media storm.
The sisters already have a fractious relationship, as do their teenage daughters, and both couples are hiding secrets that put their marriages under strain. Finding themselves trapped at a crime scene, anger and longstanding resentments come to the surface and any hope of the two families mending fences starts to fade...
Praise for Sarah Edghill's A Thousand Tiny Disappointments
"Thoroughly gripping . . . Sarah Edghill knows how to pinpoint what goes on in families." —Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
"Characters you can relate to." —Katie Fforde, author of A Country Escape
"Compelling." —Hannah Persaud, author of The Codes of Love
Hannah and Lizzie have never been close but, following the recent death of their mother, the sisters have agreed to put their differences to one side and go on holiday together.
But when they and their families arrive at the remote house they've rented in the south of France, they find a dead body in the swimming pool. The place is soon swarming with police, then reporters and photographers get hold of the story. Finally, the news spreads online, putting them at the centre of a media storm.
The sisters already have a fractious relationship, as do their teenage daughters, and both couples are hiding secrets that put their marriages under strain. Finding themselves trapped at a crime scene, anger and longstanding resentments come to the surface and any hope of the two families mending fences starts to fade...
Praise for Sarah Edghill's A Thousand Tiny Disappointments
"Thoroughly gripping . . . Sarah Edghill knows how to pinpoint what goes on in families." —Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
"Characters you can relate to." —Katie Fforde, author of A Country Escape
"Compelling." —Hannah Persaud, author of The Codes of Love
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Shalini G
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June 13, 2024
One of the worst book I have ever read. Not a thriller. Not a women's fiction. The tag lines on the cover are all fake advertisements. I didn't even understand what the point was in writing this book, let alone spend money on publishing it. It was just a way to fleece me of my money. Sheer waste. I am so furious that words are failing me. Maybe all those who made this book what it was should go back to learning what honest storytelling was.
About the author
Sarah Edghill worked as a journalist for many years, writing for a range of newspapers and magazines, before turning her hand to fiction. She is an alumna of the Faber Academy Novel Writing course and her work has won prizes and been short-listed in novel and short story competitions. She lives in Gloucestershire with her husband, three children and far too many animals. She can be found on Twitter at @EdghillSarah or www.sarahedghill.com
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