The House on Fripp Island
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Published:4th Jun '20
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A taut, page-turning novel of secrets and strife. When two families-one rich, one not-vacation together off the coast of South Carolina, little do they know that someone won't be returning home
A taut, page-turning novel of secrets and strife. When two families - one rich, one not - holiday together off the coast of South Carolina, little do they know that someone won't be returning home.'Brilliant' - The Times 'Gripping' - The Sunday Times Crime Club 'A smart summer read' - Daily Mail 'Suspenseful' - Publishers Weekly 'A skilful domestic whodunit' - Shots A taut, page-turning novel of secrets and strife. When two families - one rich, one not - vacation together off the coast of South Carolina, little do they know that someone won't be returning home. Fripp Island, South Carolina, is the perfect destination for the wealthy Daly family: Lisa, Scott, and their two girls. For Lisa's childhood friend, Poppy Ford, the resort island is a world away from the one she and Lisa grew up in-and when Lisa invites Poppy's family to join them, how can she turn down an all-expenses paid vacation for her husband and children? But everyone brings secrets to the island, distorting what should be a convivial, relaxing summer on the beach. Lisa sees danger everywhere, while Poppy watches over her husband John and his routines with a sharp eye. It's a summer of change for all of the children too, who are exposed to new ideas and different ways of life as they forge a bond of their own. Those who return from this vacation will spend the rest of their lives trying to process what they witnessed, the tipping points, moments of violence and tenderness, and the memory of whom they left behind. Waterstone's Best Books Choice for June 2020
A disconcerting story about the toxic power of suspicion and rumour. A smart summer read. * Daily Mail *
Brilliant ... It is rare to care about every character in a crime novel. Rebecca Kauffman, in wryly highlighting the inherent sadness of things, ultimately resembles not Alice Sebold but the great Alice Munro. * The Times *
[An] absorbing summer read * Mail on Sunday *
This is subtly suspenseful, unsettling stuff, the characters drawn with such vivid precision that they fairly jump off the page * Guardian *
In watchful prose by turns powerful and delicate, the action builds to an event as inevitable as it was unpredictable. Gripping. * Sunday Times Crime Club *
Rebecca Kauffman turns each cog of this compelling murder-mystery with a delightfully sensual slowness. Her taut prose and punchy observations add to her steady, assured delivery ... an excellent summer read' * Press Association *
Rebecca Kauffman has long been one of my favorite writers, and The House on Fripp Island is her best novel yet ... Kauffman's latest is a rare and gripping combination of gloriously observed prose and three hundred pages of pure suspense. I loved it. -- Julie Buntin, author of Marlena
A sharp, modern story about the wilderness of family life. -- Adrienne Celt, author of Invitation to a Bonfire and The Daughter
A novel full of secrets set in a stunning beach house is my definition of a perfect summer read ... Bring plenty of sunscreen when you take this book to the beach, you'll be reading all day long. -- Amanda Eyre Ward, author of The Same Sky
Rebecca Kauffman has produced a disturbing novel for our times ... a skilful domestic whodunnit * Shots *
Kauffman's characters leap off the page ... Readers will devour this suspenseful summer drama. * Publisher's Weekly *
ISBN: 9781788165204
Dimensions: 216mm x 135mm x 24mm
Weight: 358g
336 pages
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