The Liar's Chair
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By Rebecca Whitney
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The Liar’s Chair is Rebecca Whitney’s stunning psychological thriller debut set in Brighton.
Who can she trust
If she can’t trust herself?
Rachel Teller and her husband David appear happy, prosperous and fulfilled. The big house, the successful business . . . They have everything.
However, control, not love, fuels their relationship and David has no idea his wife indulges in drunken indiscretions. When Rachel kills a man in a hit and run, the meticulously maintained veneer over their life begins to crack.
Destroying all evidence of the accident, David insists they continue as normal. Rachel though is racked with guilt and as her behaviour becomes increasingly self-destructive she not only inflames David’s darker side, but also uncovers her own long-suppressed memories of shame. Can Rachel confront her past and atone for her terrible crime? Not if her husband has anything to do with it . . .
A startling, dark and audacious novel set in and around the Brighton streets, The Liar’s Chair will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the final page has been turned. A stunning psychological portrait of a woman in a toxic marriage, Rebecca Whitney’s debut will show that sometimes the darkest shadow holds the truth you have been hiding from . . .
‘A twist-filled tour of a marriage made in hell’ Peter Swanson
Perfect for fans of Louise Doughty’s Apple Tree Yard
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The Liar's Chair: A book which defies genre pigeon-holing. Part psychological thriller, part flashback-based bildungsroman, the novel provides you with a cast of almost wholly unlikable characters whose actions may or may not be, if not excused, then explained, throughout the narrative.
Ms Whitney's protagonist is an incredibly tortured character seeking release in a number of ways. Unfortunately, most of these prove to be quite destructive.
We are another group lucky enough to have won a reading set and author visit through the Reading Agency.
Rebecca was a wonderful speaker who engaged really well with the group and gave a great deal of insight into both her motivations for the story and the more prosaic "nuts-and-bolts" side of being a writer and getting published.
As a group we are looking forward to seeing more of Rebecca's work in the future.
We got this book via the Reading Agency and were lucky enough to win a visit from the author. Rebecca Whitney was a real hit with the group. They loved the book had a wonderful discussion with Rebecca.
Everybody said how much they enjoyed meeting Rebecca and reading her book. I think it was one of the best things that we’ve ever done with the Dagenham Reading Group.
