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The Good Girl

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Neill writes with verve, honesty and breathtaking insight. Utterly unputdownable

The Good Girl raises all kinds of contemporary issues with wit and sensitivity

Tapping into the issues of the day . . . this is a novel made for heated book club debates

The Slummy Mummy columnist is back - this time, somewhat incongruously, with a psychological thriller. The Good Girl looks set to be the next Gone Girl, with its dark compelling exploration of family secrets. It tells the story of the relationship of two teenagers and their families when a chain of events leads to a scandal that affects them all. A confronting look at the way that one moment of malice on social media can spiral out of control.

Neill takes a light scalpel to online disaster in this exceptional dual-narrative

Two families become embroiled in each other's lives and long buried secrets are unravelled. Contemporary issues are tackled here with both humour and realism, making for an engrossing read

Sometimes touching, sometimes shocking... this cautionary coming-of-age tale is a thought-provoking one

Neill's characters are so cleverly depicted, you feel as if you've met at least one of them before

Packed with observations of wince-making accuracy . . . Superb entertainment

Have you ever made the wrong decision? 
When Ailsa uproots her family to Norfolk, she's determined a change of scene will fix all their problems. 
 
Judged someone? 
Then the Fairports move in next door. Opinionated and free-spirited, their presence threatens to destroy Ailsa's fresh start. 
 
Fallen in love? 
Yet for straight-A student Romy, Ailsa's teenage daughter, there's no escaping the intense attraction she feels towards their youngest son, Jay. 
 
Trusted a stranger? 
So when Jay tells Romy his darkest secret, she only wants to help. 
 
Destroyed your family? 
But Romy's actions could be the catalyst that tears her world apart...

Scratch the surface of any family hard enough and you'll draw blood . . . 
No one can believe it when straight A student Romy Field finds herself at the centre of a scandal, least of all her mother Ailsa - who is also the head of her new school. 
Ailsa is quick to hold Romy's new boyfriend and his parents responsible for what has happened. But as mother and daughter reveal their very different version of events, a much darker truth emerges. It soon becomes apparent that Romy isn't the only member of her family harbouring secrets and her disgrace becomes the catalyst for the unravelling of all those around her. 
It takes a split second to make a decision that can alter the course of your life. 
And a lifetime to undo the consequences. 
Bestselling author Fiona Neill is back with The Good Girl - a dark, compelling and controversial novel of one family's darkest secrets. 
 
Praise for Fiona Neill: 
'The Good Girl raises all kinds of contemporary issues with wit and sensitivity' Times 
'Neill writes with verve, honesty and breathtaking insight. Utterly unputdownable' Helen Walsh, author of The Lemon Grove 
'Neill's characters are so cleverly depicted, you feel as if you've met at least one of them before' Vogue 
'Packed with observations of wince-making accuracy' The Times 
'Sometimes touching, sometimes shocking... this cautionary coming-of-age tale is a thought-provoking one' Daily Mail 
'The Good Girl is vivid and insightful, and Neill has a trained eye for the pressures and poignancies of modern family life' Guardian 
'Clever, grown-up and totally gripping' Lisa Jewell 
'A topical, tense and addictive read' Good Housekeeping 
'Neill takes a light scalpel to online disaster in this exceptional dual-narrative' Grazia 
' Two families become embroiled in each other's lives and long buried secrets are unravelled. Contemporary issues are tackled here with both humour and realism, making for an engrossing read' My Weekly 
'Cracking' Prima 
'The Slummy Mummy columnist is back - this time, somewhat incongruously, with a psychological thriller. The Good Girl looks set to be the next Gone Girl, with its dark compelling exploration of family secrets. It tells the story of the relationship of two teenagers and their families when a chain of events leads to a scandal that affects them all. A confronting look at the way that one moment of malice on social media can spiral out of control.' Seven Books to Read, House Seven

Fiona Neill is an internationally bestselling author and a journalist. She has written for many publications including The Times, the Telegraph Magazine and Intelligent Life. She has written a screenplay of her first novel for the BFI and lives in London with her family.

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