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A darkly humorous debut novel that follows a cunning antihero as she gets her revenge
Synopsis:
When I think about what I actually did, I feel somewhat sad that nobody will ever know about the complex operation that I undertook. Getting away with it is highly preferable, of course, but perhaps when I’m long gone, someone will open an old safe and find this confession. The public would reel. After all, almost nobody else in the world can possibly understand how someone, by the tender age of 28, can have calmly killed six members of her family. And then happily got on with the rest of her life, never to regret a thing.
When Grace Bernard discovers her absentee millionaire father has rejected her dying mother’s pleas for help, she vows revenge and coldly sets out to get her retribution—by killing them all, one by one. Compulsively readable, Bella Mackie’s debut novel is driven by a captivating first-person narrator who talks of “self-care” and social media while calmly walking the reader through her increasingly baroque acts of murder. But then, Grace is imprisoned for a murder she didn’t commit.
Review:
When you see the title of this book, you know you have to pick it up to read it!! And once you start it, you'll be shocked it is a debut novel, as it is just that good-satirically funny, charming, page-turning, one that will get you cheering for the anti-hero (Grace). who just happens to be a murderer with a knack for last minute planning and a reason, or two, to kill. As things pick up and Grace is jailed, you wonder if she will ever get out. But really, SHOULD she? Ah the age old argument that in the end is solved rather strangely, that will have you going back and rereading chapters, realizing you were conned, alongside Grace. This is one you'll be sharing with friends!
About the Author:
I am a former journalist who previously worked for The Guardian and Vice News. I write a twice monthly Vogue Column. My first book, Jog On, was a memoir about mental health and running. It was a number two best seller. Since then I’ve written an accompanying journal to encourage others to try exercise more for their minds than their bodies.
My first foray into fiction was with my book “How To Kill Your Family,” which came out in July 2021 and also ended up in the number two bestseller spot. I’m currently writing a new novel which will hopefully be out in 2023.
I live in London and spend a lot of time wrangling my large stupid dog. If the book isn’t out in 2023 then he will be why.
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