The Death of Us
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Descrizione dell’editore
*A Book of the Year in The Times, Guardian, Good Housekeeping and iPaper*
‘Taut, elegant and heartbreaking’ Monica Ali
‘A brilliant character study of trauma, grief and survival’ Claire Fuller
'Wonderful… lives up to the hype’ Stephen King
‘Impossibly accomplished’ Chris Whitaker
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Isabel and Edward meet as teenagers.
When she tells him she loves him, it feels like the bravest thing she’s ever done.
But years later, a stranger walks into their home and tears their world apart.
This is where their story really begins.
*Readers Love THE DEATH OF US*
‘Exceptional … 5 stars isn't enough’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This is the best book I have read in as long as I can remember’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I've cried actual tears … God. Just stunning’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Shocking, moving and really unforgettable’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Beautifully written and truly a masterpiece’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This was incredible. A truly magnificent read’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This kept me hooked for 2 days straight and I could not stop reading it’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Reviews
‘Beautifully written, tense, intense, and with such incredible depth and insight into the human condition … It’s bloody good’ Jennie Godfrey
‘Beautifully crafted, taut, elegant and heartbreaking’ Monica Ali
‘Haunting, stunning, impossibly accomplished’ Chris Whitaker
'A brilliant character study of trauma, grief and survival with an emotional and tender love story at its heart' Claire Fuller
‘The best book I’ve read in a very long time’ Cecelia Ahern
‘This wonderful novel is a page-turner par excellence, written with unobtrusive brilliance’ Stephen King
‘Gripping, disturbing and beautifully written’ Emilia Hart
‘Wow. What a book! It’s really fantastic’ Emma Healey
‘Powerful, true, tender and devastating’ Sara Collins
‘Love it when a book lives up to the hype. This is spectacular’ Lisa Jewell
‘The Death of Us is astonishingly good – Abigail Dean’s the real thing’ Mick Herron
‘You haven’t read anything like this beautiful, brilliant, brave novel’ Adele Parks
‘Beautifully composed and brimming with truth and compassion’ Louise Candlish
‘A tender, intense and gripping story about the triumph of love in spite of tragedy and terror’ Cherie Jones
This is a classy, elegant thriller’ The Observer
‘[A] mesmerising blend of crime and romance … remarkably psychologically rich’ Sunday Times, Pick of the month
‘A superbly imagined, nuanced story of love and anguish that manages to bring a glimmer of hope amidst the despair’ Daily Mail
‘Abigail’s brilliant new novel is both a love story and a crime thriller’ Fabulous, Sun on Sunday
‘The haunting, multi-layered story of a couple recovering from a devastating attack’ The i Paper
‘A scarily perceptive, devastating meditation on the impact of crime and a story of the enduring power of love. Breathtaking’ Heat
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A DIVORCED COUPLE reunites for the sentencing of the serial killer who shattered their lives in this moving literary thriller from bestseller Dean (Day One). Thirty years ago, the South London Invader broke into the home of playwright Isabel Nolan and her husband, lawyer George Hennessy. The couple made it out shaken but alive; their relationship, however, never recovered. Decades later, the Invader—retired policeman Nigel Wood—has been caught, tried, and convicted, and Isabel and George, now in their 50s, are preparing to deliver victim statements before his sentencing. The story mostly unspools through Isabel's testimony, in which she recounts her and George's tumultuous marriage and addresses her assailant with all the emotion she no longer dares to share with her ex-husband. Her decision to publicly out herself as a victim of the Invader helped bring the killer to justice—and helped her find her voice as a writer—despite protestations from the fiercely private George. That rich dynamic, plus a poignant subplot about the orphaned daughter of one of the Invader's victims, add texture and novelty to the narrative. As in her two previous works—Girl A, which focused on an adult survivor of parental abuse, and Day One, which depicted the aftermath of a school shooting—Dean transforms tragedy into art with surgical prose and a steely gaze. It's a triumph.
