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The Couple Upstairs

By Holly Wainwright
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The Couple Upstairs is the summer you won't forget. As Mel's husband moves out of the family apartment, a man, eerily similar to a past lover of hers, moves in upstairs. When the man's girlfriend joins him, Mel's obsession with the couple builds, and the boundaries... Read More
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The Couple Upstairs is the summer you won't forget.

As Mel's husband moves out of the family apartment, a man, eerily similar to a past lover of hers, moves in upstairs.

When the man's girlfriend joins him, Mel's obsession with the couple builds, and the boundaries between the two homes begin to blur.

The Couple Upstairs is a dazzling novel about a curdling infatuation, our compulsion to repeat mistakes, and the limits of reason in the face of desire.

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ISBN: 9781761778100

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 March 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Pan Australia

Audience: General / adult

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Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 352

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Holly Wainwright is an author and broadcaster who lives on the south coast of New South Wales with her family. She's also an Executive Editor at women's media company Mamamia.

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