The Birdhouse
A gripping domestic drama about one family's deepest-buried secrets
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
10 May 2011
Summary
When Ann’s granddaughter Ellie asks for her help on a school project on family history, Ann thinks this will be the perfect opportunity to spend time with her. But as they work together uncovering the past, questions about Ann’s early life begin to emerge. What did happen to Ann’s first child? Was her life with Theo quite as idyllic as it seemed from the outside? And what happened to cause her mother and father’s acrimonious split, can she really trust her mother’s version of events? And as s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719523625 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0719523621 |
| Author: | Kelly Simmons |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 10 May 2011 |
| Weight: | 188g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
‘This compelling debut is a clever, nervy thriller’
Praise for Kelly Simmons: - ***
‘This compelling debut is a clever, nervy thriller’ - Financial Times‘Invigorating prose’ - Entertainment Weekly‘Concise, resonant, vibrant - more thoughtfully drafter than is typical in genre thrillers - and worth savoring’ - Romantic TimesPraise for The Birdhouse: - **‘Complex and poignant’ - Publishers Weekly‘Beautifully paced… will keep you guessing right to the end’ - Pam Lewis, author of Perfect Family‘I was hooked from the very first page’ - Chevy Stevens, author of Still MissingAbout The Author
Kelly Simmons
Based in Philadelphia, where she lives with her husband and three children, Kelly Simmons works in communications. The Birdhouse is her second novel.
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