Press Reviews

• Katie Fforde

  A wonderful exploration of love

• Jenny Colgan

  A must read. Romantic, yet truthful, this is a moving love story with unforgettable characters

• Mike Gayle

  A heart-warming, heart breaking tale of love and loss, with an ending that will knock you off your feet. This is Adele Parks at the top of her game

• Freya North

  Utterly engrossing and beautifully written

• Jane Fallon

  A fairy tale with bite. Sparkly, compelling and - ultimately unexpected

• Chris Manby

  Adele Parks' wonderful and heart breaking new novel will stay with you

• Kathleen Tessaro

  Adele Parks is a deft observer of human nature

• <i>Glamour</i>

  A thrilling cross-generational love story. We can't think of many authors who create more flawed and loveable characters

• <i>Sunday Mirror</i>

  Written with wit, and finishes with a surprisingly bittersweet twist

• <i>Woman & Home</i>

  An emotional rollercoaster of a read

• <i>Sun</i>

  Well observed, original and wonderfully crafted, this is my favourite Adele Parks book to date

• <i>Good Housekeeping</i>

  An emotional punch of an ending

• <i>Heat</i>

  A big final twist that will keep you reading

• <i>Closer</i>

  A sweet, moving and romantic story that will captivate you from the first page

• <i>We Love This Book</i>

  The story is completely mesmerising, and the ending heartbreakingly epic. Adele has created a cast of characters that completely cover the moral spectrum. The State We're In is a superb triumph

• <i>A Case for Books</i>

  This book made me laugh, caught at my heart and then broke it. The story is clearly building to something but I didn't know what - I won't spoil it but this is definitely not one for public transport

• <i>Our Book Reviews</i>

  A perceptive insight into family life, both idyllic and dreadful, and the individuals that are part of it. The characters are all people that you can believe in...and the ending? It's an absolute stunner!

• Lisa Jewell

  Adele Parks does it again. She's already proved she can write a sparkling rom com, a moving love story and a lovingly researched historical novel, now she's taken on the domestic thriller genre and nailed it. Tightly plotted, brilliantly conceived and totally gripping

• Handwritten Girl

  Filled with drama, riddled with deceit, The Stranger In My Home is another wonderfully tragic and atmospheric story about the complexities of morals and issues and with such an unexpected ending that will leave the reader gasping in shock

• Bella Magazine

  Gripped from the very first line, this rollercoaster read is undoubtedly Adele Parks's best novel yet

• Jenny Colgan

  Twisty, unputdownable and utterly engrossing

• The Welsh Librarian

  You MUST discover this absolute gem of a novel for yourself... It had me truly gripped from start to finish

• The Lady

  A slow burning story that speeds up halfway through, its pace mirrors Alison's psyche as it unravels, holding the reader in suspense before packing a final punch. Unpredictable and gripping until the end

• Woman

  The plot twists and turns...and the reader is left frantic to know how it's going to work out

• Isabelle Broom, <i>Heat</i>

  Gripping, twisty and heartbreaking, this standout story is a triumph

• Daily Mail

  The secrets, lies and suspense kept me engrossed

• Heat

  Adele Parks just keeps getting better