Emily Barr

The wonderful first novel from the critically acclaimed author of THE SISTERHOOD and THE LIFE YOU WANT

Love story and un love story intertwine in the brand new thriller romance from the globally bestseller author of The One Memory of Flora Banks Emily Barr Venice 2024Hazel is on a spontaneous holiday with her stepbrother Enzo and best friend Phoebe They have just helped Hazel escape her increasingly destructive relationship with her older boyfriend and have come away to celebrate her being her again In the dreamy Italian sunshine Hazel is managing to relax to stop looking over her shoulder in case Freddie has followed her here But there s a girl she keeps seeing in the city A girl with beautiful eyes And whenever Hazel sees her and their eyes meet something strange seems to happen de ja vu at first and then even stranger things that make her wonder if she s really in Venice at all England 2022Hazel goes to see an up and coming local band with Enzo and some friends She locks eyes with the lead singer Freddie during a song and he finds her afterwards and slips her his number She s not even 16 He is ten years older She knows it s stupid She didn t even think it was boys she was into Things with Freddie start wonderfully flowers dates he even writes a song about her It s everything a girl could dream of Until it s absolutely not

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Maggie moves to Brighton after splitting up with her long-term boyfriend, and, unable to find a job, starts work as a lapdancer. Failing to make any new friends, she writes letters compulsively, and the highlight of her day is the sound of the morning post being delivered. Maggie gradually becomes obsessed with the married couple, Libby and David, living next door. Libby has given up work after having a baby, and is finding life as a full-time mother very difficult. Just as she persuades David that she should return to work, he is asked to take a sabbatical from his management-consultant job. He''s always longed to travel, and convinces Libby that they should spend six months in Cuba, learning Spanish. Maggie, deciding she too wants to travel, follows them to Havana, where the horrors of her past ndash; in particular her young sister''s violent death ndash; begin to haunt her. And as Maggie starts to break down, she tries to take over Libby''s life...

Evie Silverman is performing the prelude to Bach''s Cello Suite Number One in G major at the London Palladium when she decides to leave her husband. Jack can''t understand why, but perhaps moving into a flat with the doll-like Megan and being single for a while will help her come to terms with the events of fifteen years ago. Only then the letters begin to arrive...

What would you do when you hear the news that humans have done such damage to the earth that there might only be a limited amount of safe air left - a year's worth at most?You'd work through your bucket list, heal rifts, do everything you've never been brave enough to do before?Olivia is struggling to do any of this. What it is she truly wants to do? Who do she wants to be?Then out of the blue comes contact from a long-lost cousin Olivia didn't even know existed. Natasha is everything Olivia wants to be and more.And as the girls meet up for a long, hot last summer, Olivia finds Natasha's ease and self-confidence having an effect on her.But Natasha definitely isn't everything she first appears to be . . .I walked home. I kept hearing footsteps behind me, but every time I turned around, no one was there.

An emotional love story with a thrilling twist from the globally bestselling author of The One Memory of Flora Banks.Ariel's accidental meeting with a handsome stranger called Joe is completely perfect; they have a connection like she's never known before. They exchange numbers and agree to meet when he is back from a trip to France. But when Ariel messages him, the number Joe gave her is disconnected. He's ghosted her. She assumes she will never see him again.Except she does. Again and again.Ariel returns to the place she and Joe met, and is stunned to find him there, not in France as he said he'd be, and behaving as if he has no idea who she is.It turns out that their first meeting has been life-changing for them both, actually it's even more than that for Joe. But what do you do when - with every day that passes - you're literally growing apart from the best person you've ever known...?

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Lara Finch vive una mentira. Todo el mundo asume que es feliz en Cornualles, al lado del tranquilo Sam, pero en realidad está desencantada, por lo que acepta sin dudar un trabajo en Londres, ya que representa pasar cinco dias fuera de su casa. Durante sus viajes semanales conoce a Guy, con quien inicia un romance secreto. Un viernes, de regreso a Cornualles, Lara desaparece sin dejar rastro, y la Policia sospecha que ha sido asesinada y que han arrojado su cuerpo desde el tren. Iris, una amiga de Lara, no esta convencida de que esta sea la verdad y empieza a investigar por su cuenta. Pronto descubrira algunos hechos mas que sorprendentes en el pasado de Lara, lo que supone el principio de un viaje que la llevara mas lejos de lo que nunca habia pensado.

Lara Finch lleva una vida aparentemente feliz junto a su marido en Cornualles. Cuando le surge una interesante oportunidad profesional en Londres, que implicará tomar el tren nocturno a la capital dos veces por semana, no se lo piensa dos veces. En su nueva rutina, entabla una relacion de amistad con otro viajero habitual, Guy. Hasta que este aparece asesinado y Lara se esfuma sin dejar rastro. Iris, una amiga de Lara, no cree la version oficial de la Policia y decide investigar por su cuenta. Pronto descubrira unos hechos del pasado de su amiga que la obligaran a emprender un viaje que la llevara mas lejos de lo que nunca hubiera imaginado.

You wake up in Paris. No money. No memory. No Child...Critically acclaimed author Emily Barrs chilling Quick Read Blackout is nail-bitingly good. The perfect read for fans of Sophie Hannah and Rosamund Lupton. You wake up in a strange room, with no idea how you got there.You are abroad, in a city you have never visited before.You have no money, no passport, no phone.And there is no sign of your baby.What do you do?What readers are saying about Blackout:Super little mystery that had me stumped for most of itThe underlying story is one of substance, both clever and sad - a story that doesnt disappointFast-paced, gripping read with lots of unexpected turns

Sometimes travelling alone can be murder...Emily Barr transports readers to a sinister, dangerous South East Asia in Backpack. Escaping the downward spiral of her London life, Tansy gets more adventure than she bargained for. The perfect read for fans of Lisa Jewell and Adele Parks. Barrs debut comes as a blast of fresh air - Sunday ExpressTansy has to escape from her London life. Shes desperate to get away from her media job, her coke habit, her dead mother and her selfish boyfriend. But she finds travelling through Asia more smelly than romantic and, besides, shes missing her boyfriend. However she is determined not to give in, give up or go home. As she travels further east she begins to enjoy her journey - until murder starts to follow her and the trip becomes much more adventurous than she had anticipated.What readers are saying about Backpack:A deep and thoughtful exploration of two journeys - psychological and literalFantastically written, there are many observations that ring true to anyone whos ever been globetrotting. Add a chilling thriller into the equation and youve got one mind-blowing readA page-turningly good plot, with an intelligent viewpoint on travellers, politics and human relationships

A real page-turner with a plot twist worthy of Lost - Cosmopolitan Bruised from the breakdown of her marriage, Esther Lomax needs to get away, and Malaysias unspoilt shores seem the perfect place. But a days boat trip takes a desperate turn when Esther and six other holidaymakers are taken to a desert island and their guide does not return. The group have no way of getting back to the mainland and know nothing about each other. As the days pass, tensions erupt, secrets emerge and time increasingly runs out, and Esther must ask herself the ultimate question: will she leave the island alive?What readers are saying about Stranded:A brilliant book - Emily Barr at her bestI lost a good nights sleep as I really had to keep readingA superb novel with a sinister twist

Ella Black seems to live the life most other seventeen-year-olds would kill for . . . Until one day, telling her nothing, her parents whisk her off to Rio de Janeiro. Determined to find out why, Ella takes her chance and searches through their things.And realises her life has been a lie.Her mother and father arent hers at all. Unable to comprehend the truth, Ella runs away, to the one place theyll never think to look - the favelas.But there she learns a terrible secret - the truth about her real parents and their past. And the truth about a mother, desperate for a daughter taken from her seventeen years ago . . .

One brilliantly compelling page-turnerCloser .Two strangers meet on a train. Only one gets off...Critically acclaimed author Emily Barr presents The Sleeper, a shocking psychological thriller where infidelity puts Lara in great danger. Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynns Gone Girl and Sophie Hannah.We cant praise Emily Barrs novels enough; theyre fresh, original and hugely readableGlamourLara Finch is living a lie...Everyone thinks she has a happy life in Cornwall, married to the devoted Sam, but in fact she is desperately bored. When she is offered a new job that involves commuting to London by sleeper train, she meets Guy and starts an illicit affair.When Lara vanishes from the night train without leaving a trace, only her friend Iris disbelieves the official version of events, and sets out to find her. For Iris, it is the start of a voyage that will take her further than shes ever travelled and on to a trail of old crimes and dark secrets.For Lara, it is the end of a journey that started a long time ago. A journey she must finish, before it destroys her...A great read from start to finish ... believable characters that are variously biting, insightful and sympathetic.The TimesReaders love The Sleeper: I was hooked from the first page ***** Amazon reviewerWell written, fascinating characters and slowly draws you in until it is totally unputdownable ***** Amazon reviewerThis was spell-binding and I had great difficulty putting it down ***** Amazon reviewerBeautifully written and intriguing ***** Amazon reviewer