The Move
Published on 23. January 2020
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-00-835375-9 (ISBN)
Description
New house. Fresh start. Same husband.
Can you paint over the cracks in a marriage?
'Felicity has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion. She writes with a raw realism' Adele Parks, Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author, in Platinum
Karen has packed up her life and is making The Move. She's on her way to the idyllic country cottage which her husband has painstakingly renovated for her. They're escaping the London bustle and the daily grind. And they're escaping their past.
A fresh start in a beautiful, peaceful village. It will be different here, right?
But something is awry. The landscape, breathtaking by day, is eerie by night. The longed-for peace and solitude is stifling. And the house, so artfully put together by her husband, has a strange vibe. Now that Karen is cut off from her old friends and family, she can't help wondering if her husband has plans of his own, and that history might be repeating itself.
From the author of the bestselling The People at Number 9 comes a dark and redemptive tale of a rural dream gone wrong...
Praise for The Move:
'Felicity has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion. She writes with a raw realism' Adele Parks, Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author, in Platinum
'A dark and foreboding tale of a rural dream gone wrong; of what can happen when we try to paint over the cracks' Sunday Post
'Dark and gripping, this tale is perfect for snuggling up with by the fire with a glass or two of wine' Closer
'Tense and tightly plotted' Woman
'I loved the author's writing style, the complexities of the plot, and how she was able to use imagery to make the landscape seem more beautiful or ominous to the reader' Emma's Biblio Treasures
Praise for Felicity Everett:
'An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw' Adele Parks
'This was clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!' Katie Fforde
'Excruciating yet unputdownable, this is domestic noir at its most gripping' Woman & Home
Can you paint over the cracks in a marriage?
'Felicity has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion. She writes with a raw realism' Adele Parks, Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author, in Platinum
Karen has packed up her life and is making The Move. She's on her way to the idyllic country cottage which her husband has painstakingly renovated for her. They're escaping the London bustle and the daily grind. And they're escaping their past.
A fresh start in a beautiful, peaceful village. It will be different here, right?
But something is awry. The landscape, breathtaking by day, is eerie by night. The longed-for peace and solitude is stifling. And the house, so artfully put together by her husband, has a strange vibe. Now that Karen is cut off from her old friends and family, she can't help wondering if her husband has plans of his own, and that history might be repeating itself.
From the author of the bestselling The People at Number 9 comes a dark and redemptive tale of a rural dream gone wrong...
Praise for The Move:
'Felicity has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion. She writes with a raw realism' Adele Parks, Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author, in Platinum
'A dark and foreboding tale of a rural dream gone wrong; of what can happen when we try to paint over the cracks' Sunday Post
'Dark and gripping, this tale is perfect for snuggling up with by the fire with a glass or two of wine' Closer
'Tense and tightly plotted' Woman
'I loved the author's writing style, the complexities of the plot, and how she was able to use imagery to make the landscape seem more beautiful or ominous to the reader' Emma's Biblio Treasures
Praise for Felicity Everett:
'An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw' Adele Parks
'This was clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!' Katie Fforde
'Excruciating yet unputdownable, this is domestic noir at its most gripping' Woman & Home
Reviews / Votes
Praise for The Move:'Felicity has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion. She writes with a raw realism' Adele Parks, Platinum
'A dark and foreboding tale of a rural dream gone wrong; of what can happen when we try to paint over the cracks' Sunday Post
'Dark and gripping, this tale is perfect for snuggling up with by the fire with a glass or two of wine' Closer
'Tense and tightly plotted' Woman's Magazine
'I loved the author's writing style, the complexities of the plot, and how she was able to use imagery to make the landscape seem more beautiful or ominous to the reader' Emma's Biblio Treasures
Praise for Felicity Everett:
'An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw' Adele Parks
'This was clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!' Katie Fforde
'Very occasionally, a novel that's not in the crime genre grips me as much as the best thrillers do. The People at Number 9 held me in its vice-like grip from first page to last. It's a fascinating analysis of an unhealthy friendship based on insecurity and delusion, and the characters are so vividly drawn that I sympathised with them and despaired of them in equal measure' Sophie Hannah
'Excruciating yet unputdownable, this is domestic noir at its most gripping' Woman & Home
'Beady insights into female friendship. Irresistible, excruciating and unputdownable' Fanny Blake
'Incisively witty, painfully true... draws the reader in with the voyeuristic joy of gossiping about our friends and neighbours, with a shocking sting in the tail to catch us all out' Samantha King
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
560 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-835375-9 (9780008353759)
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Felicity Everett grew up in Manchester, lived, worked and raised her family of four in London and returned from a four year spell in Melbourne, Australia to live in Gloucestershire in 2014. After an early career in children's publishing and freelance writing, she published her debut adult novel The Story of Us in 2011. Her second novel, The People at Number 9 was published in 2017.