Everything and Nothing

ISBN-13: 9780007413959 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 336 str.

Araminta Hall

Opis

A family near breaking point hire a nanny with secrets of her own in this gripping novel from an exciting new talent.On the surface, Ruth and Christian seem like an ordinary working couple with two kids - and a home in chaos. As the cracks in their marriage widen, they decide to get their very own super-nanny, Aggie. Quietly efficient, she brings calm and order, and the children adore her.But why is Aggie so eager to gain their trust? Is there something sinister about her efforts to create the perfect family? And what is she really doing in their home?'Everything and Nothing' builds to a mesmerising climax in a story that is, at its heart, about thwarted and damaged love.

Recenzje

'An assured debut takes the Mary Poppins myth and turns it into a menacing tale of the enemy invited in... Araminta Hall has turned the perfect nanny trope into something much more disturbing. Imagine a mash-up of Mary Poppins with Stephen King and you get the general idea... What makes this smartly written first novel so disturbing is its moral ambiguity; Hall keeps us engaged with all the characters, even the duplicitous Agatha, right up until the end. I suspect that this will be the first of what promises to be a new genre: the nanny chiller' Sunday Times

'Chilling and suspenseful' The Sun's 'Best of 2011' book picks

'An unsettling, menacing read' Grazia, 2011 Reading List selection

'A suspenseful and emotive examination of a family in meltdown...Hall's tale is told assuredly and touches on the darkness, tensions and unhappiness behind the facade of daily family life. It's a skilfully executed debut novel that nestles perfectly alongside the dark, nuanced psychological thrills of Daphne du Maurier and Sophie Hannah' Waterstones Books Quarterly

'Everything and Nothing is a beautifully written, completely gripping novel that plays on the unsettling notion that sometimes the least safe place is your very own home' Emily Mortimer

O autorze

Araminta Hall has worked as a journalist since 1994 at some of Emap's biggest titles, including Bliss Magazine and New Woman. Since 2000 she has freelanced for a variety of magazines and national newspapers. She lives in Brighton with her husband and three children.