The Beloved Girls
The new Richard & Judy Book Club Choice with an OMG twist in the tale
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'A gorgeous epic . . . Wholly absorbing. I adored it' MARIAN KEYES
'This sweeping, absorbing story is a treat' ADELE PARKS
'A compelling story of female friendship, dark secrets and family bonds that pulls you in and won't let go' ROSANNA LEY
'If you love atmospheric stories about old houses, families and secrets, this is for you' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'A gorgeous story to get immersed in' Prima
BY SUMMER'S END, THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE . . .
'It's a funny old house. They have this ceremony every summer . . . There's an old chapel, in the grounds of the house. Half-derelict. The Hunters keep bees in there. Every year, on the same day, the family processes to the chapel. They open the combs, taste the honey. Take it back to the house. Half for them -' my father winced, as though he had bitten down on a sore tooth. 'And half for us.'
Catherine, a successful barrister, vanishes from a train station on the eve of her anniversary. Is it because she saw a figure - someone she believed long dead? Or was it a shadow cast by her troubled, fractured mind?
The answer lies buried in the past.
It lies in the events of the hot, seismic summer of 1989, at Vanes - a mysterious West Country manor house - where a young girl, Jane Lestrange, arrives to stay with the gilded, grand Hunter family, and where a devastating tragedy will unfold. Over the summer, as an ancient family ritual looms closer, Janey falls for each member of the family in turn. And she and Kitty, the eldest daughter of the house, will forge a bond that decades later, is still shaping the present . . .
'We need the bees to survive, and they need us to survive. Once you understand that, you understand the history of Vanes, you understand our family.'
'Bewitching, beguiling and utterly beautiful, The Beloved Girls will pull you into their mysterious and enchanted world and never let you go. With a cast of compelling characters and a labyrinthine plot, it's a page-turner of the most luxurious kind - a real escape.' VERONICA HENRY
Compelling, immersive and luxurious, THE BELOVED GIRLS is the outstanding new novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of The Garden of Lost and Found and your perfect summer escape.
'This sweeping, absorbing story is a treat' ADELE PARKS
'A compelling story of female friendship, dark secrets and family bonds that pulls you in and won't let go' ROSANNA LEY
'If you love atmospheric stories about old houses, families and secrets, this is for you' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'A gorgeous story to get immersed in' Prima
BY SUMMER'S END, THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE . . .
'It's a funny old house. They have this ceremony every summer . . . There's an old chapel, in the grounds of the house. Half-derelict. The Hunters keep bees in there. Every year, on the same day, the family processes to the chapel. They open the combs, taste the honey. Take it back to the house. Half for them -' my father winced, as though he had bitten down on a sore tooth. 'And half for us.'
Catherine, a successful barrister, vanishes from a train station on the eve of her anniversary. Is it because she saw a figure - someone she believed long dead? Or was it a shadow cast by her troubled, fractured mind?
The answer lies buried in the past.
It lies in the events of the hot, seismic summer of 1989, at Vanes - a mysterious West Country manor house - where a young girl, Jane Lestrange, arrives to stay with the gilded, grand Hunter family, and where a devastating tragedy will unfold. Over the summer, as an ancient family ritual looms closer, Janey falls for each member of the family in turn. And she and Kitty, the eldest daughter of the house, will forge a bond that decades later, is still shaping the present . . .
'We need the bees to survive, and they need us to survive. Once you understand that, you understand the history of Vanes, you understand our family.'
'Bewitching, beguiling and utterly beautiful, The Beloved Girls will pull you into their mysterious and enchanted world and never let you go. With a cast of compelling characters and a labyrinthine plot, it's a page-turner of the most luxurious kind - a real escape.' VERONICA HENRY
Compelling, immersive and luxurious, THE BELOVED GIRLS is the outstanding new novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of The Garden of Lost and Found and your perfect summer escape.
- Published: Apr 28 2022
- 196 x 126mm
- ISBN: 9781472251060
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Press Reviews
- Marian Keyes
'A gorgeous epic . . . Wholly absorbing. I adored it!'
- Adele Parks
'This sweeping, absorbing story is a treat'
- Veronica Henry
'Bewitching, beguiling and utterly beautiful, The Beloved Girls will pull you into their mysterious and enchanted world and never let you go. With a cast of compelling characters and a labyrinthine plot, it's a page-turner of the most luxurious kind - a real escape'
PRAISE FOR THE BELOVED GIRLS:
PRAISE FOR HARRIET EVANS:
- India Knight
'Comfort reading of the highest order'
- Katie Fforde
'A sweeping novel you won't put down'
- Isabelle Broom
'Richly layered . . . Unforgettable . . . This is a story to get truly lost in'
- Patricia Scanlan
'She reels you in and then you're hooked, right to the last page'
- Lesley Pearse
'Atmospheric and altogether wonderful'
- Penny Vincenzi
'I love it on so many levels, the immense feeling of place, the slow, irresistible sense of being drawn deep into the family and its story, and the strange hovering of menace somewhere in the idyll. Wonderful'
- Independent
'Spellbinding'
- Irish Times
'Gripping'
- Stylist
'Gorgeous'
- Daily Mail ‘Must Reads’
'A poignant story of love and loss'
- Red
'I can't remember the last time I was so enthralled'
- Fabulous
'Epic, absorbing ... Full of intrigue and emotion'
- Good Housekeeping
'By turns painfully sad and heart-lifting, with characters that stay with you'
- Woman & Home
'Authentic and satisfying. An immersive mystery'
- Woman
'A poignant tale'
- Prima
'A gorgeous story to get immersed in'
- Sam Baker, Noon
'A thumping good read . . . Completely absorbing'
- Rosanna Ley
'A compelling story of female friendship, dark secrets and family bonds that pulls you in and won't let go'
- Woman & Home
'A compelling family drama'
- HEAT
'Taut as a drumskin and thrumming with tension . . . You'll stay up well past your bedtime to finish this atmospheric read'
- Bella
'This immersive read is a real treat'
- Red
'A gorgeous, Gothic and gripping big-house mystery'
- Sunday Express, S Mag
'An absorbing, sweeping drama to get lost in'
- My Weekly
'A compelling read . . . With a strong sense of place'
- The Sun
'A compelling and atmospheric read'
- Choice
'Full of evocative description of time and place, the sense of "something about to happen" keeps you turning the pages'
- Wendy Holden, Daily Mail
'A rich and sweeping tale as dark and delicious as the hive's special honey'
- Sophie Kinsella
'This is the most gripping, atmospheric book, heavy with mystery and intriguing right till the end. I loved it'
- Reader review
'Wow, was this book stunning or what? It stole my heart and never gave it back. '
- Reader review
'Wow! This book pulled me in from the beginning . . . A five star read'
- Reader review
'I'm still reeling from reading this book . . . Wow!'