Day One
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3.9 • 9 Ratings
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- £12.99
Publisher Description
*ORDER YOUR COPY OFTHE DEATH OF US, ABIGAIL DEAN'S STUNNING NEW NOVEL NOW!*
*The breathtaking new novel from the bestselling author of Girl A*
A Times thriller of the year
‘I couldn’t put this down’ Stacey Halls
What really happened on Day One?
Everyone has their own version of what happened to the school that day:
The survivor, who escaped but is now trapped in a lie.
The newspapers, hellbent on turning a tragedy into a spectacle.
And the outsider, who claims it never really happened at all…
They all want the truth.
But who’s ready to face it?
As events spiral out of control and conspiracies ignite, the true story is revealed. Piece by shocking piece.
*Praise for DAY ONE*
‘A devastating, beautiful novel’ Jennifer Saint
‘Gripping and beautifully written’ Emilia Hart
‘A chilling, thought-provoking read’ Shari Lapena
‘A beautiful writer’ Adele Parks
‘An exceptionally skillful book’ Clare Mackintosh
*What readers are saying about DAY ONE*
‘Abigail Dean has pulled off an incredible feat with this unforgettable, searing but compassionate novel’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A gripping read which kept me trying to figure out the larger picture until the very last page’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘It's technically so impressive, but most importantly it's vital and human, and I will think about it for a long time’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Gripping and insightful’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘As a study of how conspiracies flourish and grow, it is superb. As an examination of loss, it is even better’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Oh my word this is a book you race through, desperate to know what happens next’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘It’s timely, it’s moving, it looks at the untruths we tell ourselves and others in an attempt to understand the real horrors of the world – it’s just brilliant’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A twisty story with genuine depth’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This was an exceptionally well written book, both gripping and evocative’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Gut-wrenching truths are exposed little by little, leading to an agonisingly tender ending’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This novel moved me to tears and broke my heart’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
About the author
Abigail Dean was born in Manchester, and grew up in the Peak District. She graduated from Cambridge with a Double First in English. Formerly a Waterstones bookseller, she spent five years as a lawyer in London, and took summer 2018 off to work on her debut novel, Girl A, ahead of her thirtieth birthday.
Girl A was published in hardback in January 2021 and became an instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, also topping the charts in Ireland and Australia. It reached #1 in the UK Kindle charts. The paperback spent eight weeks in the Sunday Times top ten. The novel has been acquired in 36 territories, and television/film rights have sold to Sony. Johan Renck, director of Chernobyl, is attached to work on the television adaptation of Girl A.
Customer Reviews
*Gripping*
This was difficult to put into words mainly due to the different points of view. It kept me engaged as each chapter was told by a different characters who discussed what they did or did not know, some were lying…
The story revolves around a primary school where the pupils were putting on a play in a village hall. The story is set in the Lake District and the community is close knit.
Then a terrifying tragedy unfolds involving a gunman who went on the rampage. The main character is Marty, her mother was a school teacher who gave her life trying to protect her pupils. Marty says she was there but, what is the truth? As secrets in a small community are bubbling under the surface and are waiting to be revealed.
As the story unfolds there comes the big question of who knows what? Who is lying and there are also conspiracy theories flying around in the media.
Over the course of the book we find out exactly what happens and the truth is heartbreaking and emotional, will there be a fallout?..
There was tension throughout the book especially as the shooter, a dark and twisted individual was known by the community. One member in particular is trying to hide their connection to him, what was the shooter’s motive?…
Beautifully constructed and perfectly written/ voiced
So very human with sometimes uncomfortably recognisable and relatable circumstances, decisions and characters.
As one thing leads to another to another through what are, in themselves, often innocuous unconnected events that usually glide by in passing without notice, sometimes touch and become irrevocably joined by random chance in which a casual decision, every moment that has brought each of us to how we are in the moment, the chance upon chance that impacts how and why we make choices - some mundane, some all too familiar - are forever bound together in a heart rending unstoppable conclusion.
An incredibly powerful novel, written and read with sensitivity; the last part of which was so tenderly and beautifully expressed that I feel honours the real lives of the individuals and families whose own Day One is indelibly printed on the psyche of communities, countries and in every step we all take, every word we say and how connected we actually are in a world of easy self-isolation behind a username.