The Replacement

The Replacement
Melanie Golding
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 384pg
12 May 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9780008293765
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Praise for Melanie Golding: ' Chilling story, beautiful prose' Clare Mackintosh, number one Sunday Times bestseller ' Atmospheric and very creepy' Guardian ' Unforgettable . . . there is something of Sylvia Plath in Lauren . . . One suspects that the real sorceress here is Golding, whose writing has given a voice to every wronged mother New York Times * * * When a small child is found wandering alone, the local shopkeepers call the authorities immediately. Twenty minutes later, the girl' s mother turns up, panicked and distraught. It doesn' t take long to clear things up, and mother and daughter are soon reunited and sent on their way. Miles away, the body of a man is discovered, floating in a bathtub, but the most surprising discovery of all is that he isn' t dead. Despite his injuries, he is very much alive. Two seemingly unrelated events. But as DS Harper begins to investigate, disturbing truths start to come to light that connect the man to the mother and child, and suddenly it' s not clear where the danger truly lies. Harper must find out, and quickly. Because someone, or something, is closing in and she needs to uncover the truth before it' s too late. . . Weaving together the trademark folklore inspiration that readers loved in Little Darlings, with the procedural narrative force of a brilliant mystery, this is the excellent and unnerving new novel from Melanie Golding.
PRAISE FOR MELANIE GOLDING' Chilling story, beautiful prose. Little Darlings is stunning' Clare Mackintosh, number one Sunday Times bestseller' Dark, richly evocative, tense and thought-provoking. Taps into every woman' s fear that she will not be believed' Mel McGrath, author of Give Me the Child' Rich and satisfying, this is part who-done-it, part fairy tale, part psychological thriller. It delivers on all fronts and will continue to rattle you, long after you have put it down' Felicity Everett, author of The People at Number 9' Deep. Dark. Utterly addictive. I read this extraordinary book in one, breathless gulp. . . Be warned - you can' t unread this story. It will haunt you' Teresa Driscoll, author of I Am Watching You' A story that is in turn enthralling, creepy and downright sinister, Melanie Golding turns fairy tales on their heads. . . A brilliant, heart-pounding read' Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me' Viscerally creepy and compelling - a contemporary dark fairy tale that reeled me in like tales of old' Angela Clarke, author of Follow Me' Little Darlings is brilliant - beautifully written, disturbing and deliciously creepy' Roz Watkins, author of The Devil' s Dice' Riveting, terrifying and at times heartbreaking. . . Melanie Golding' s disturbing portrait of a new mother' s paranoia is superbly written, cleverly plotted and gruesomely beautiful in an unforgettable way. A stunning debut and a uniquely creepy premise' Annie Ward, author of Beautiful Bad' A changeling-inspired page-turner of note with a highly satisfying ending, it' ll stay with you long after you' ve read it' Sarah Lotz, author of The Three
Melanie Golding is a recent graduate of the MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, with distinction. Her short stories have been chosen to be recorded as podcasts by the Leicester-based festival Story City in 2015 and 2016, and to be performed at both the regular Stroud Short Stories event and their special ' best of' event at Cheltenham Literature Festival. In 2017 she won the short story prize at the Mid Somerset Festival, as well as the Evelyn Sanford trophy for highest mark in the prose class. She has taught creative writing in prisons and Young Offenders Institutions, as well as teaching music in a school for boys with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. She is now a full-time registered childminder and splits her time between that and writing. Little Darlings is her debut novel and has been optioned for screen by Free Range Films, the team behind the adaptation of My Cousin Rachel.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780008293765
Published: 12 May 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: HQ
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 384

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