{"product_id":"a-beautiful-family-jennifer-trevelyan","title":"A Beautiful Family - Jennifer Trevelyan","description":"\u003cp data-v-5e50dbe2=\"\" class=\"product-keynote\"\u003eAn eventful summer forever changes the lives of a family in the most engrossing debut you'll read this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-5e50dbe2=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'I absolutely loved this page-turning family mystery and didn't want it to end. The author so effortlessly transported me to another place and time, and every character leapt off the page. An extraordinary, exquisitely written debut.' Liane Moriarty, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere One Moment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An absolutely riveting read.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Beautiful Family\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eheld me captive from the first page to the last, both through Trevelyan's uncanny ability to maintain inexorable tension throughout, and her wholly believable narration of a ten-year-old trying to make sense of the adult world around her. I loved it.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Kent, author of\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDevotion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the past we had always spent our summer holidays in remote places. That had always been my mother's preference. This year was different . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the summer holiday stretches ahead, with her older sister more interested in boys, her mother disappearing on long walks and her father, beer in hand, watching the cricket, the youngest in the family often finds herself alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the beach, she meets Kahu, a boy who tells her a tragic story about a little girl who disappeared a couple of years ago, presumed drowned. Suddenly, the summer has purpose—they will find the missing girl and become local heroes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween dips in the ocean, afternoon barbecues and lazy sunbaking, their detective work brings to the surface shocking discoveries and dark secrets, even about her own beautiful family . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Trevelyan magnificently captures the confusion and frustration of childhood, the fraught but unshakeable bond between sisters, and the dangers that lurk in the white lies we tell—especially about the people we love most.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This taut tale of mystery and suspense follows Alix as she begins to understand that some actions can have dire consequences. The novel's power lies in its slow reveal. The ending is both satisfying and unsettling. Trevelyan convincinly portrays how a perceptive yet lonely child can make sense of and come to terms with painful and threatening experiences that remain invisible to the adults around them.' Australian Bookseller \u0026amp; Publisher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Taut yet tender,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Beautiful Family\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eexamines the precariousness of childhood through the lens of a long, hazy summer of secrets. Proving the maxim that all unhappy families are unhappy in their own way, Trevelyan has crafted a coming of age story that perfectly balances the nostalgia of summer holidays with a looming sense of danger. Find a sun-lit corner and devour this sensational debut in one session (like I did).' Jacqueline Bublitz, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore You Knew My Name\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLeave the Girls Behind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45819707752602,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/a-beautiful-family-9781761472015.jpg?v=1747090709","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.pro\/products\/a-beautiful-family-jennifer-trevelyan","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}