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Now with extra festive short story‘An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw.’ – Adele ParksMeet the new neighbours. Whose side are you on?Have you met the People at Number 9?Sara and Neil have new neighbours in their street. Glamorous and chaotic, Gav and Lou make Sara’s life seem dull. As the two couples become friends, sharing suppers, red wine and childcare, it seems a perfect couples-match. But the more Sara sees of Gav and Lou, the more she longs to change her own life. But those changes will come at a price.‘Everett cleverly maintains the suspense until the final denouement … a compelling and easily readable tale of our times’ – Daily Mail

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The People at Number 9: a gripping novel of jealousy and betrayal among friends

Meet the new neighbours. Whose side are you on?‘An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw’ Adele Parks, Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling authorHave you met The People at Number 9?Sara and Neil have new neighbours in their street. Glamorous and chaotic, Gav and Lou make Sara’s life seem dull. As the two couples become friends, sharing suppers, red wine and childcare, it seems a perfect couples-match. But the more Sara sees of Gav and Lou, the more she longs to change her own life. But those changes will come at a price.Praise for The People at Number 9:‘Cleverly maintains suspense … a compelling and readable tale of our times’ Daily Mail‘An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw’ Adele Parks‘This was clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!’ Katie Fforde‘Held me in its vice-like grip from first page to last. It&apos;s a fascinating analysis of an unhealthy friendship based on insecurity and delusion, and the characters are so vividly drawn that I sympathised with them and despaired of them in equal measure’ Sophie Hannah‘Excruciating yet unputdownable, this is domestic noir at its most gripping’ Woman &amp; Home&apos;A cautionary tale of what happens when you get caught up with the in-crowd … The characters and the games they play are instantly recognisable to anyone who has stood at the school gates and felt slightly out of place. I gulped it down quicker than a dirty Martini&apos; Veronica Henry‘Beady insights into female friendship. Irresistible, excruciating and unputdownable’ Fanny Blake‘Incisively witty, painfully true … draws the reader in with the voyeuristic joy of gossiping about our friends and neighbours, with a shocking sting in the tail to catch us all out’ Samantha King‘I LOVED it. Such an unsettling read, with a whole grass-is-greener vibe that makes it really quite creepy … Perfect reading for a cold, dark night!’ Lisa Hall

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The People at Number 9

New house. Fresh start. Same husband.Can you paint over the cracks in a marriage?‘Felicity has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion. She writes with a raw realism’ Adele Parks, Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author, in PlatinumKaren has packed up her life and is making The Move. She’s on her way to the idyllic country cottage which her husband has painstakingly renovated for her. They’re escaping the London bustle and the daily grind. And they’re escaping their past.A fresh start in a beautiful, peaceful village. It will be different here, right?But something is awry. The landscape, breathtaking by day, is eerie by night. The longed-for peace and solitude is stifling. And the house, so artfully put together by her husband, has a strange vibe. Now that Karen is cut off from her old friends and family, she can’t help wondering if her husband has plans of his own, and that history might be repeating itself.From the author of the bestselling The People at Number 9 comes a dark and redemptive tale of a rural dream gone wrong…Praise for The Move:‘Felicity has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion. She writes with a raw realism’ Adele Parks, Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author, in Platinum‘A dark and foreboding tale of a rural dream gone wrong; of what can happen when we try to paint over the cracks’ Sunday Post‘Dark and gripping, this tale is perfect for snuggling up with by the fire with a glass or two of wine’ Closer‘Tense and tightly plotted’ Woman‘I loved the author’s writing style, the complexities of the plot, and how she was able to use imagery to make the landscape seem more beautiful or ominous to the reader’ Emma’s Biblio TreasuresPraise for Felicity Everett:‘An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw’ Adele Parks‘This was clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!’ Katie Fforde‘Excruciating yet unputdownable, this is domestic noir at its most gripping’ Woman &amp; Home

The Move

Envy. Longing. Betrayal.Have you met the new neighbors?Sara and Neil have new neighbors in their street. Glamorous and chaotic, Gavin and Louise make Sara’s life seem dull. As the two couples become friends, sharing suppers, red wine and childcare, it seems a perfect couples-match. But the more Sara sees of Gav and Lou, the more she longs to change her own life. But those changes will come at a price.