Atkins Lucy - Magpie Lane - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Riveting twisty page - turning stuff Guardian A 'best books of 2020 pick for BBC Radio 4 Open Book the Guardian the Telegraph and Good Housekeeping The page turner you've been looking for. Sly witty and gripping I devoured it Naomi Alderman An utter joy wonderfully skilled Sarah Perry Beguiling brilliantly creepy and an utterly compelling read Claire Fuller Tender creepy and gripping Sunday Times Spellbinding and spooky a dazzling high wire act superbly absorbing Sunday Mirror When the eight - year - old daughter of an Oxford College Master vanishes in the middle of the night police turn to the Scottish nanny Dee for answers. As Dee looks back over her time in the Master's Lodging - an eerie and ancient house - a picture of a high achieving but dysfunctional family emerges: Nick the fiercely intelligent and powerful father; his beautiful Danish wife Mariah pregnant with their child; and the lost little girl Felicity almost mute seeing ghosts grieving her dead mother. But is Dee telling the whole story? Is her growing friendship with the eccentric house historian Linklater any cause for concern? And most of all why is Felicity silent? Roaming Oxford's secret passages and hidden graveyards Magpie Lane explores the true meaning of family - and what it is to be denied one. Enthralling creepy and compelling The Times Deliciously dark Alexandra Shulman A gorgeously satisfying triumph Lucy Mangan A rare thing simply stunning Daily Express I was gripped highly original Alex Clark Creepy suspenseful Independent One of the most intriguing narrators since Notes on a Scandal Sara Collins Grown - up and cleverly written a dizzying sense of uncertainty Literary Review Keeps you guessing a real sense of menace Good Housekeeping Wholly beguiling Mick Herron Dazzlingly good Diane Setterfield Beautiful writing Polly Samson Clever tense and twisty Amanda Craig Highly intelligent Sarah Vaughan Simply brilliant! JP Delaney Darkly atmospheric Jane Fallon Clever and creepy Erin Kelly Highly recommended Louise Candlish
Title: Magpie Lane
Author(s): Atkins Lucy
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Barcode: 9781784293833
Pages: 368 Pages
Publication Date: 3/1/2022
Category: Thriller / Suspense