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The Perfect Life by Nuala Ellwood
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The Perfect Life

The new gripping thriller you wonโ€™t be able to put down from the bestselling author of DAY OF THE ACCIDENT

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Length 9 hours 16 minutes
Language English
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HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE SOMEONE ELSE?

Vanessa has always found it easy to pretend to be somebody different, somebody better. When things get tough in her real life, all she has to do is throw on some nicer clothes, adopt a new accent and she can escape.

That's how it started: looking round houses she couldn't possibly afford. Harmless fun really. Until it wasn't.

Because a man who lived in one of those houses is dead.

And everyone thinks Vanessa killed him...

Praise for Nuala Ellwood

'A gripping, poignant novel ... I read it in one sitting' Rosamund Lupton

'A clever, twisty plot that takes psychological mind games to a new level. Nuala Ellwood has done it again!' Jane Corry

'This book will take all your expectations and upend them, making you question everything you thought you knew' Emma Kavanagh

'Brilliantly compulsive and with one hell of a twist! I was consumed until the final heartbreaking page' Claire Douglas

'Absolutely brilliant - exciting, clever, it deserves to be a bestseller' Priscilla Masters

ยฉ Nuala Ellwood 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Iris Costello is the pseudonym of bestselling author, Nuala Ellwood. She has a BA Hons degree in Sociology from Durham University and a Master's in Creative Writing from York St John University where she is a visiting lecturer. She is the author of seven highly acclaimed novels, the most recent of which was The Secrets of Rochester Place. The Story Collector is her eighth book.

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A clever, twisty plot that takes psychological mind games to a new level. Nuala Ellwood has done it again! Brilliantly compulsive and with one hell of a twist! I was consumed until the final heartbreaking page A stunning book. Compelling, unsettling and powerful this is a book that will stay with me for a long time With a twist that'll make you want to read the entire book in one afternoon, we don't blame you if you struggle to put this one down! Expand reviews
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