I Invited Her In
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‘Wow! What a read. Intense, clever and masterful’ Lisa Jewell
‘Really REALLY good … absolutely brilliant’ Marian Keyes
*****
‘I invited her in… and she took everything’
When Mel hears from a long-lost friend in need of help, she doesn’t hesitate to invite her to stay. Mel and Abi were best friends back in the day, sharing the highs and lows of student life, until Mel’s unplanned pregnancy made her drop out of her studies.
Now, seventeen years later, Mel and Abi’s lives couldn’t be more different. Mel is happily married, having raised her son on her own before meeting her husband, Ben. Now they share gorgeous girls and have a chaotic but happy family home, with three children.
Abi, meanwhile, followed her lover to LA for a glamorous life of parties, celebrity and indulgence. Everything was perfect, until she discovered her partner had been cheating on her. Seventeen years wasted, and nothing to show for it. So what Abi needs now is a true friend to lean on, to share her grief over a glass of wine, and to have some time to heal. And what better place than Mel’s house, with her lovely kids, and supportive husband…
This dark, unsettling tale of the reunion of long-lost friends is thoroughly gripping exploration of wanting what you can’t have, jealousy and revenge from Sunday Times Number One bestseller Adele Parks.
*****
Praise for I Invited Her In :
‘A beautifully written tale of revenge and retribution, full of unexpected plot twists’ Daily Mail
‘Packed with secrets, scandal and suspense, this is Adele Parks at her absolute best’ Heat
'Original and compelling. I read it in one sitting’ Jane Fallon
‘Fabulously gripping. Superb’ Ruth Jones
‘Weaving together the emotions and ties that bind female friends with a cracking paced twist of a tale’ Stylist
Readers give I Invited Her In five stars! :
'Brimming with suspense and intrigue, this novel had me glued to the pages from start to finish'
'I Invited Her In pulled me in from the beginning, and the intrigue didn't stop as the twists and revelations came to the surface. If you enjoy tension, a conniving main character, and secrets many characters are keeping, this book is for you'
'Highly addictive and totally consuming; once I got my teeth into it I couldn’t seem to put it down'
'SO SCANDALOUS! Kept my attention throughout and the twists just keep coming!'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In 1999, when Melanie Harrison, the heroine of this underwhelming psychological thriller from British author Parks (Playing Away), dropped out of university after becoming pregnant after a one-night stand, she lost touch with her best friend, Abigail Curtiz. Seventeen years later, Mel is living comfortably in Wolvney, England, with her doting husband, Ben, and their three kids. Out of nowhere, she receives an email from Abi, who explains that she's getting a divorce from her cheating husband and moving back to the U.K. from America. Mel invites Abi to stay in her home indefinitely, and Abi eagerly accepts. After spending years in suburbia, Mel can't help becoming infatuated with the glamorous Abi, who interviews celebrities for a living and loves sharing the details of her sex life. Soon, however, Mel gets the impression that Abi wants more than just a place to stay and time to reconnect. Parks generates some tension by switching among the perspectives of Mel, Abi, and Ben, but stock characters and predictable plot developments make this a lesser effort.
