'Wonderfully observed . . . This is a gripping, psychologically complex achievement, whose greatest success is the lingering sense of unease' Sunday Telegraph

'Frances is a fascinating creation . . . This deeply unsettling but eminently readable story is one that will linger in the memory' Observer

'[An] exceptional first novel . . . In Frances she has created a character Daphne du Maurier might have been proud of: vulnerable, manipulative, resourceful, chippy, but one of us' Financial Times

'This chilling and accomplished debut is in classic Ruth Rendell territory . . . the author knows the trick of what to leave out and of how to tantilise . . . lovely, sensuous prose' Independent on Sunday

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