'An enthralling, layered triumph' SUNDAY TIMES, Thriller of the Month 'A richly enjoyable thriller' THE TIMES, Thriller of the Year 'An elegant, provocative, twisting thriller. hugely entertaining and beautifully written' CHRIS WHITAKER 'So brilliant I stayed up into the early hours to finish it' PRIMA, Book of the Month Your mother is not who you think she is. When the phone rings in Judy McVee's Languedoc farmhouse, she knows her past has finally caught up with her. It's her daughter, frantically asking why there are journalists on her London doorstep making terrible accusations. Decades earlier, Judy was a girl with big plans - to ensnare a rich husband, to make something of herself, to rise above her upbringing and leave behind past tragedies. Wealthy young widower Rory Harrington seemed the perfect target - but Judy hadn't reckoned on actually falling in love with him. Now her daughter Francesca, who has secrets of her own, must come to terms with the realisation that the mother she thought she knew wasn't real. Where has Judy gone - and was anything she told her family true? Moving from Cape Cod to London, New York to the South of France, THE END OF SUMMER is a gripping, nuanced literary thriller from a writer at the top of her game.
Gold title * The latest novel from the beloved author of PART OF THE FAMILY and EDITH AND KIM * Gripping literary thriller moving across continents * A Sunday Times Thriller of the Month and Prima Book of the Month * A sultry, summery package and perfect holiday read * Fantastic media coverage across the board including a profile in Sunday Times Culture and glowing quotes from the Sunday Times, Financial Times, Prima, Grazia, i Paper, Woman's Weekly and Mail on Sunday * For readers of Louise Candlish, Harriet Tyce, Miranda Cowley Heller * Charlotte Philby is the granddaughter of Kim Philby, Britain's most infamous communist double-agent and the elusive 'third man' in the notorious Cambridge spy ring Competition: The Paper Palace;What the Dead Know;Sunburn;This is Gonna End in Tears. Louise Candlish;Harriet Tyce;Miranda Cowley Heller;Sarah Vaughan;Sabine Durrant;Lucy Foley;Ruth Ware.