Beneath the Surface: The closer the family, the darker the secrets

by Fiona Neill

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THE STUNNING NEW SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BETRAYALS AND THE GOOD GIRL

'No one writes about modern family with more truth or authenticity than Fiona Neill'
Lisa Jewell

Everyone is talking about Grace's family. Once it was for all the right reasons - now it's for all the wrong ones.

Grace is determined to give her daughters the idyllic childhood she never had.

Teenage Lilly is everyone's golden girl, the one Grace never has to worry about - unlike ten-year-old Mia, whose wild imagination often gets her into trouble.

But when Lilly suddenly collapses at school, Grace's carefully ordered world is turned upside down.

Because it soon turns out that Lilly wasn't the perfect daughter after all.

Grace is fixated on discovering the truth about Lilly. Which is when she takes her eyes off Mia . . .

Beneath the Surface, the stunning new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Fiona Neill, explores the consequences of family expectations and the burden of keeping secrets.
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'Well-paced and intriguing' Daily Mail

'A rich, dark and satisfying read about the complexities of modern family life. I adored it'
Jane Fallon

'Neill describes human dysfunction with such compelling empathy . . . richly tense and deeply satisfying. I didn't want to finish!' Hilary Boyd

'Beautifully told with great suspense'
Rachel Hore

'The perfect read to lose yourself in on holiday this summer' Isabelle Broom, Woman & Home Reading Room

'With her trademark dark humour and incisive observations of family life, Neill takes the reader on a fascinating, moving and intelligent journey to the truth' Gillian McAllister

Praise for Fiona Neill:

'A novel made for heated book club debates'
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'Vivid and insightful' Guardian

  • ISBN10 0718189787
  • ISBN13 9780718189785
  • Publish Date 11 July 2019
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 7 April 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
  • Imprint Michael Joseph Ltd
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 400
  • Language English