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A Good Housekeeping "Great Read" This "deliciously creepy psychological thriller" (Publishers Weekly)--think Strangers on a Train for the modern age--explores the dark side of love and the unbreakable ties that bind two sisters together. Felix and Tilda seem like the perfect couple: young and in love, a financier and a beautiful up-and-coming starlet. But behind their flawless façade, not everything is as it seems. Callie, Tilda's unassuming twin, has watched her sister visibly shrink under Felix's domineering love. She has looked on silently as Tilda stopped working, nearly stopped eating, and turned into a neat freak, with mugs wrapped in Saran Wrap and suspicious syringes hidden in the bathroom trash. She knows about Felix's uncontrollable rages, and has seen the bruises on the white skin of her sister's arms. Worried about the psychological hold that Felix seems to have over Tilda, Callie joins an internet support group for victims of abuse and their friends. However, things spiral out of control and she starts to doubt her own judgment when one of her new acquaintances is killed by an abusive man. And then suddenly Felix dies--or was he murdered? A page-turning work of suspense that announces a stunning new voice in fiction, White Bodies will change the way you think about obsession, love, and the violence we inflict on one another--and ourselves.
FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography
Jane Robins began her career as a journalist with The Economist, The Independent, and the BBC. She has made a specialty of writing historical true crime and has a particular interest in the history of forensics. She has published three books of nonfiction in the UK, Rebel Queen (Simon & Schuster, 2006), The Magnificent Spilsbury (John Murray, 2010), and The Curious Habits of Doctor Adams (John Murray, 2013). More recently, she has been a Fellow at the Royal Literary Fund.
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[A]n utterly unputdownable story of the blurred line between obsession and love....From its disarming first pages to its shocking conclusion, WHITE BODIES is original and inventive - a breath of fresh air in a crowded genre, and a 2017 must-read.-- "Crime by the Book"A compelling psychological thriller that shines light on love and obsession and where they may lead. Robins is a writer to watch.-- "Booklist"A dark tale of personal obsession and deceit, with many unexpected plot twists, disturbing revelations and an unpredictable conclusion....Robins shows remarkable talent in crafting a compelling, memorable psychological thriller.-- "Lansing State Journal"A hard-to-put-down page-turner...the constant sense of unease, the continual second-guessing by both reader and characters, and the sense of deep flaws in ordinary people living what look to be ordinary lives that make this novel so intriguing--and disturbing.-- "Reviewing the Evidence"A psychologically sophisticated tale that centers on the bond between sisters. Callie fears that her sister, Tilda, has married a dangerous man - but her attempts to help reveal a shocking truth. Creep-tastic!-- "Good Housekeeping"A suspenseful and twisty foray into the world of obsessive love that suspense junkies should not miss.-- "Library Journal"The perfect thriller.-- "Elle"Gripping, creepy and very addictive!--B. A. Paris, New York Times bestselling author of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
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White Bodies 1 Spring 2017 The branches outside my window are spindly and bare, and Tilda stands across the room looking like a waif woman, saying: "How can you stand it? All those broken fingers tapping at the glass." She''s opening the door, is halfway out: "Anyhow, I want you to come to Curzon Street this evening. I''m ordering Thai food and a DVD. Strangers on a Train. It''s an Alfred Hitchcock." "I know that." "Come about eight. There''ll be someone else too. Someone I want you to meet." The invitation sounds innocuous, but it isn''t. For a start, Tilda always comes to my flat for movie nights. Also, it''s unknown for her to introduce me to her friends. In fact, she rarely even talks about her friends. I can name only two, and those are girls she''s known since childhood. Paige Mooney and Kimberley Dwyer. I''d be surprised if she saw them more than once a year; so I''m curious and am about to say, "Who?" but she''s leaving as she''s speaking, disappearing down the communal stairs. * * * At Curzon Street, I''m clutching my bottle of cider, knowing full well that Tilda won''t have cider. And I''ve brought brownies. She''s waiting on the second floor, at the open door of her flat. Then she''s greeting me with uncharacteristic enthusiasm, kissing my cheeks, saying brightly, "Callie!" Behind her, a tall fair-haired man is in the kitchen area, sleeves rolled up, busying himself with things in cupboards. He comes to say hello, holding out a thin hand, and from the way he stands, so firmly inhabiting his space, I realize that he''s accustomed to being there. Tilda gazes at him proprietorially, glancing at his hair, his shoulders, his bare forearms. She says, "Callie meet Felix. Felix Nordberg." "I''m opening a bottle of white," he says. "Will you have some?" "No, I''m fine with cider." I hold up the Strongbow bottle for inspection and take it to the kitchen counter, thinking that Felix seems to be in command of things. The kitchen, the wine. Then he starts asking me polite questions in a soft, moneyed voice that makes me think of super yachts and private islands. Where do I live? Do I enjoy my work at the bookshop? I ask him about his work, which is for a Mayfair hedge fund. "I don''t even know what that means. Except that it''s a sort of gambling." He laughs. "You''re right, Callie. But our clients prefer to call it investing, so we humor them." I sense that he''s humoring me too, and I watch him pouring our drinks with precision, examining the label of a French Chablis, checking that the wine reaches the perfect level in the glass. And he''s careful with my cider, treating it like precious nectar, even though it''s in a plastic bottle with a gigantic red sticker that reads
Details ISBN1501165097 Author Jane Robins Short Title WHITE BODIES Pages 320 Publisher Atria Books Language English ISBN-10 1501165097 ISBN-13 9781501165092 Format Paperback DEWEY 823.92 Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-06-05 Imprint Atria Books Subtitle An Addictive Psychological Thriller Audience General UK Release Date 2018-06-05 We've got this
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