The Perfect Girlfriend
The compulsive psychological thriller
Publisher Description
***THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER, JANUARY 2019 - 'Be prepared put your life on hold' for this unmissable thriller***
Perfect for fans of THE OTHER WIFE, THE CATCH and THE OTHER PASSENGER.
Meet Juliette. She's intelligent, driven, committed - and in love.
Juliette loves Nate.
She will follow him anywhere. She's even become a flight
attendant for his airline, so she can keep a closer eye on him.
They are meant to be.
The fact that Nate broke up with her six months ago means nothing.
Because Juliette has a plan to win him back.
She is the perfect girlfriend.
And she'll make sure no one stops her from
getting exactly what she wants.
True love hurts, but Juliette knows it's worth all the pain...
'You don't often come across a character who is both sociopathic and compelling. Buckle your seatbelts, you're in for a very bumpy ride ... Let this supremely enjoyable thriller whisk you up, up and away' Sunday Mirror
'This debut novel is written with a gleeful zeal ... Juliette is a memorable, grippingly unpredictable character' Daily Express
'An addictive psychological thriller... Unhinged' Culturefly
'Be prepared to put your life on hold' Good Housekeeping
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Juliette would indeed be The Perfect Girlfriend, were it not for one or two, or several dozen, major red flags. Karen Hamilton’s fantastic debut novel is as indefatigable as its obsessive, deluded main character, who’ll do just about anything to be with Nate, the man of her dreams. This breathless psychological thriller is a seriously fun, if terrifying, read that turns the intensity of love into something sinister.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Elizabeth Juliette Price, the narrator of Hamilton's fascinating debut set mainly in England, believes that she has found her one true love in commercial pilot Nate Goldsmith, until he tells her he needs space. Not one to be brushed off, she devises a plan to win him back, complete with motivational mantras. She starts using her middle name, Juliette, and begins training as a flight attendant for Nate's airline. A fresh mantra soon springs to her mind: "If you love someone, set them free. If they come back, they're yours. If they don't, make them." She later observes, "It's true that there is a fine line between love and hate, and I have crossed it." Because Juliette doesn't follow the expected norms of behavior, it's impossible to predict what she'll do next. In her pursuit of Nate, she ends up committing a crime. But will she get away with it? Hamilton subtly unveils the reasons for Juliette's obsession, creating moments where the reader feels a surge of sympathy for this original and plucky, yet delusional, protagonist. This page-turner is by turns funny, creepy, surprising, scary, and exhilarating.
