My Sister's Bones - by Nuala Ellwood (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> "A psychological thriller about a war reporter who returns to her childhood home after her mother's death but becomes convinced that all is not well in the house next door--but is what she's seeing real or a symptom of the trauma she suffered in Syria?"--Amazon.com. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> <p><strong>Rivals <em>The Girl on the Train</em> as a compulsive read (and beats it for style). -- <em>Observer </em>(UK)</strong></p><p>In the vein of Fiona Barton's <em>The Widow</em> and Renée Knight's <em>Disclaimer</em>, a psychological thriller about a war reporter who returns to her childhood home after her mother's death but becomes convinced that all is not well in the house next door--but is what she's seeing real or a symptom of the trauma she suffered in Syria?</p><p><em>The One Person You Should Trust Is Lying to You...<br/><br/></em>Kate has spent fifteen years bringing global injustice home: as a decorated war reporter, she's always in a place of conflict, writing about ordinary people in unimaginable situations. When her mother dies, Kate returns home from Syria for the funeral. But an incident with a young Syrian boy haunts her dreams, and when Kate sees a boy in the garden of the house next door--a house inhabited by an Iraqi refugee who claims her husband is away and she has no children--Kate becomes convinced that something is very wrong. </p><p>As she struggles to separate her memories of Syria from the quiet town in which she grew up--and also to reconcile her memories of a traumatic childhood with her sister's insistence that all was not as Kate remembers--she begins to wonder what is actually true...and what is just in her mind.<br/><br/>In this gripping, timely debut, Nuala Ellwood brings us an unforgettable damaged character, a haunting, humanizing look at the Syrian conflict, and a deeply harrowing psychological thriller that readers won't be able to put down.<br/><br/><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong> </p> <p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br> <p>Kate has spent fifteen years bringing global injustice home: as a decorated war reporter, she's always in a place of conflict, writing about ordinary people in unimaginable situations. When her mother dies, Kate returns home from Syria for the funeral. But an incident with a young Syrian boy haunts her dreams, and when Kate sees a boy in the garden of the house next door--a house inhabited by an Iraqi refugee who claims her husband is away and she has no children--Kate becomes convinced that something is very wrong.</p><p>As she struggles to separate her memories of Syria from the quiet town in which she grew up--and also to reconcile her memories of a traumatic childhood with her sister's insistence that all was not as Kate remembers--she begins to wonder what is actually true . . . and what is just in her mind.</p><p>In this gripping, timely debut, Nuala Ellwood brings us an unforgettable damaged character; a haunting, humanizing look at the Syrian conflict; and a deeply harrowing psychological thriller that readers won't be able to put down.</p> <p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br> "A winner for those drawn to murky psychological suspense, like that of Ruth Rendell, Karin Fossum, and Flynn Berry in <em>Under the Harrow.</em>"--<em>Booklist</em> </br></br>"An affecting debut. Ellwood portrays the horror of witnessing war in a compelling psychological thriller."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em> </br></br>"Memorable, jaw-dropping ... harrowing fiction that skilfully draws parallels between the effects of civil war and domestic violence."--<em>Sunday Times</em> (London) </br></br>"In her thrilling debut...the ensuing twist is a juicy one. I'll look forward to what this talented author has up her sleeve next."--<strong><em>Criminal Element</em></strong> </br></br>"An exciting, shocking, fast-paced read ... a clever, compelling tale full of surprises."--Daily Express (London) </br></br>"Compelling ... Brimful of tension, twists and darkness, this one grabbed me on the first page and didn't let go."--Woman & Home (UK) </br></br>"An elegant, punchy thriller with a dark heart."--The Observer (London), Thriller of the Month </br></br>"Ellwood's stylish and complex thriller is full of clever twists and grabs you by the throat."--People (UK) </br></br>"With a complex plot full of really clever twists, this stylish thriller really grabs you."--Sunday Mirror </br></br>"Brimful of tension, twists and darkness, [MY SISTER'S BONES] grabbed me on the first page and didn't let go."--Woman & Home (UK) </br></br>"A formidable debut thriller, MY SISTER'S BONES rivals The Girl on the Train as a compulsive read (and beats it for style)."--The Observer (London) <p/><br></br><p><b> About The Author </b></p></br></br> Nuala Ellwood moved to London in her twenties to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter, but ended up writing novels instead. She comes from a family of journalists, and they inspired her to get Arts Council funding to research and write a novel dealing with psychological trauma in the industry. My Sister's Bones is her debut thriller.
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