{"product_id":"based-on-a-true-story-by-sarah-vaughan-9781398502123","title":"Based on a True Story","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL FAMILIES HAVE SECRETS. BUT IT'S THE LIES THAT CAN KILL.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe compelling new novel about power, money and lies from the author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnatomy of a Scandal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A timely and compelling study of family guilt. Sarah Vaughan's finest novel yet' \u003cstrong\u003eMICK HERRON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Vaughan’s novels are not just screenplay drafts: her cool, careful prose is a pleasure to read' \u003cstrong\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Expertly plotted and crackling with tension, this is dysfunctional family psychodrama at its unputdownable best’ \u003cstrong\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘This is talented Vaughan's sixth novel and cements her place as one of our finest thriller writers' \u003cstrong\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘The gap between public image and private life is the theme of this clever novel… Intriguing’ \u003cstrong\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Sarah Vaughan doesn’t miss a beat in this intricate family thriller … As the jeopardy builds, so does the brilliant characterisation' \u003cstrong\u003eSAINSBURYS MAGAZINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Shades of King Lear in this gripping tale of three daughters coming together to celebrate the 70th birthday of their mother … A notably, well-written, thoughtful thriller, strong on family dynamics’ \u003cstrong\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Vaughan elegantly toys with readers’ expectations as she parcels out details about Eleanor's family and relationships and explores themes of class, power, and the magpie-like nature of authorship… a canny, suspenseful tale' \u003cstrong\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Packed with twists and oozing with menace, this sharp-edged tale is a taut triumph’ \u003cstrong\u003eCRIME MONTHLY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Gripping’ \u003cstrong\u003eCLOSER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA lavish 70th birthday party. A body found on a storm-lashed beach. And a secret that someone is \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edying\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e to tell...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFamed children’s author Dame Eleanor Kingman has summoned her family and friends to her exquisite manor house on the cliffs. They're celebrating her birthday – and her latest number one bestseller in her series of books based on a mother fox and her cubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut the night before the party, Eleanor receives an email: an email that threatens to expose the lie she’s kept up for over half a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSomeone knows her secret. Is it her estranged literary agent? Is it her ex-husband, to whom she no longer speaks? Is it the nanny she fired all those years ago, who always did have a knack for storytelling? Or is it one of her three daughters, all of whom have a stake in the publishing empire she has built...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a TV crew arriving to film a documentary of her life, Eleanor needs to find out who sent the email – and preserve her multimillion-pound career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut when push comes to shove, and it's time to tell the truth – will anyone actually believe her?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48334500757740,"sku":"9781398502123","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781398502123-based-on-a-true-story-1.jpg?v=1788917191","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/based-on-a-true-story-by-sarah-vaughan-9781398502123","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}