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- Quercus
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Thriller / suspense
An addictive psychological thriller of power, privilege, family secrets and obsession. Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Karen Hamilton and Charlotte Duckworth.
You let her in. Now she won't let you go.
Sue Keller is lost. When her father dies suddenly, she's orphaned in her mid-twenties, her mother having died long ago. Then Sue meets Annie. It's been twenty years, but Annie could never forget that face. She was Sue's live-in nanny at their big house upstate, and she loved Sue like she was her own.
Craving comfort and connection, Sue is only too eager to welcome Annie back into her life. But as they grow close once more, Sue begins to uncover the truth about Annie's unsettling time in the Keller household all those years ago, and the dark secrets that bind these women together.
Split between upstate New York in the nineties and present-day Manhattan, Nanny Dearest is a darkly addictive psychological thriller of power, privilege, secrets and obsession, which will keep readers turning the pages right up to the shocking end.
'One to race through' Observer
'Cracking' Daily Mail
'Powerful, haunting' Miranda Smith
'A tightly woven thriller' Town & Country US
Haunting, evocative and atmospheric' Charlotte Duckworth
'You won't be able to put this book down' Emily Freud
'An accomplished thriller debut' Vogue USPraise for Nanny Dearest
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Nanny Dearest is a powerful debut about the fine line between love and obsession. The final pages are haunting and unsettling - Miranda Smith
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A haunting, evocative and atmospheric tale of family dysfunction that builds to a shocking, unforeseen climax. I'll be thinking about the characters in this book for a long time to come - Charlotte Duckworth, author of THE PERFECT FATHER
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Nanny Dearest is a thriller about family secrets, and our innate need to belong. Flora's writing is as delicate as it is brutal, deftly observed and smart. You won't be able to put this book down, and the palpable terror of the finale will stay with you for a long time
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- Emily Freud, author of MY BEST FRIEND'S SECRET
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An accomplished thriller debut - Vogue US
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A tightly woven thriller - Town&Country US
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Psychological thrillers fans won't be disappointed - Publishers Weekly
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It's a seesaw of rising tension that ultimately delivers a raw, crashing conclusion . . . Collins's debut illustrates the sometimes obsessive and terrifying nature of love and the shattering consequences of its betrayal - Library Journal
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Unsettling, compelling, elegantly paced - Flora Collins' debut is a slick, contemporary novel that explores the wispy, nagging memories of childhood, the dark side of relationships, and the unrelenting desire to be loved - Julia Heaberlin, bestselling author of We Are All the Same in the Dark
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