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Tarnished

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Tarnished by Julia Crouch

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By Julia Crouch

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‘Wow, this book was fantastic, it gripped me from start to finish!’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Some secrets are better left buried…

Peg always felt a little blurred, a little lacking in definition. Her mother died when she was six, her father simply disappeared, and she was brought up by her grandparents and her obese, bedridden aunt. But, despite all this, she never developed the habit of asking questions.

At least, not until she met Loz, her straight-talking, psychotherapeutically literate girlfriend, who urges her to confront her demons.

But as the skeletons come tumbling out of the family closet and the full horror of the past begins to reveal itself, Peg starts to wonder whether her youthful lack of curiosity might not have been a good thing. A very good thing indeed…

Why readers love Tarnished:

’You’d be crazy not to read this book… an absolutely brilliant writer’ Daily Mail

‘Will keep you up at night to finish it and the characters will stay with you long after you have turned the last page.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘Truly chilling… you won’t want to read it alone in the house’ Sunday Mirror’

‘An intense psychological thriller that left me reeling.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘I read this one in double quick time… Brilliant storytelling… I had my hand over my mouth at one stage trying to stop myself talking out loud on the bus.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘Wow, this book was fantastic, it gripped me from start to finish! I highly recommend it if you like family themed thrillers where you can never work out who to trust!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘Yikes!… A well written, addictive story with a very twisted core… It’s a powerful book. A page turner.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘I stayed up reading this novel until 11.30pm, woke again at 4.30am and just had to pick the book back up and finish it. It was worth losing sleep for.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Reviews

25 Jun 2018

Emma from Back on the Map Book Club Sunderland

This book was full of suspense and kept me guessing until the last few chapters of what had happened. The book raised a lot of questions and discussion for my book club about family, relationships, trust and emotional control. I would recommend this book but leave enough time to read chapter after chapter as it is engrossing!

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