Book Description
Enter the world of One Folgate Street and discover perfection . . . but can you pay the price?
Jane stumbles on the rental opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to live in a beautiful ultra-minimalist house designed by an enigmatic architect, on condition she abides by a long list of exacting rules.
After moving in, she discovers that a previous tenant, Emma, met a mysterious death there – and starts to wonder if her own story will be a re-run of the girl before.
As twist after twist catches the reader off guard, Emma’s past and Jane’s present become inexorably entwined in this tense, page-turning portrayal of psychological obsession.
Publication Details
- Author: J.P. Delaney
- Book Title: The Girl Before
- Publisher: Quercus Books
- Publication Date: 26 January 2017
- Format: Digital Edition
- ASIN: B01C652QGC
- Pages: 448
About the Author
JP Delaney is the pseudonym of an author who has previously written award-winning fiction under other names.
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My Review
I was lucky enough to be one of the few chosen to read a sampler of this novel in November 2016. I rated the sample highly and I am very pleased to say now that I have read the full novel I would again recommend this as a fascinating read.
The book is cleverly told from two different people, at two different times….but their stories are linked in such a way that you just have to keep reading to find out what comes next! I found myself dreaming of living in One Folgate Street, where one rule is that nothing is lying around – everything is tidy. Well my house isn’t like that but I would love for it to be… but then I enjoy my things around me and I am sure I would find it much more difficult that Emma or Jane did.
DISCLOSURE: I received a review copy of this book from Quercus Books via NetGalley.
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