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Little Disasters
the compelling and thought-provoking new novel from the author of the Sunday Times bestseller Anatomy of a Scandal
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eBook - ePub
Little Disasters
the compelling and thought-provoking new novel from the author of the Sunday Times bestseller Anatomy of a Scandal
About this book
NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES STARRING DIANE KRUGER AND JO JOYNER
'Taut, clever, compelling and guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat…' Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train
You think you know her…
But look a little closer
She is a stay-at-home mother of three with boundless reserves of patience, energy and love. After being friends for a decade, this is how Liz sees Jess.
Then one moment changes everything.
Dark thoughts and carefully guarded secrets surface – and Liz is left questioning everything she thought she knew about her friend, and about herself.
From the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal – a new thought-provoking novel exploring the complexity of motherhood and all that connects and disconnects us.
‘Highly recommended' Erin Kelly
‘An important book as well as a brilliant read’ Lucy Foley
'This tense, absorbing read will have parents – in fact, all readers – turning the pages deep into the night' Louise Candlish
‘Refreshingly assured and punchy writing that is sure to hit a nerve’ Lucy Atkins
'Impossible to put down’ Eve Chase
‘I loved it and didn’t want to put it down’ Laura Marshall
'Compulsive reading with an ending I didn’t see coming' Jane Corry
‘Each character is brilliantly drawn, and the book delivers surprise after surprise’ Claire Fuller
‘Absolutely brilliant; an emotionally devastating story’ Emma Curtis
'Every bit as brilliant as Anatomy of a Scandal. Superb' Cass Green
'A truly remarkable book' Claire Douglas
'Complex, nuanced and moving' Guardian
'Thought provoking and delicately executed' The i
'A cunningly plotted mystery' Daily Mirror
‘Sarah Vaughan brings to this book the same tension building expertise that made her bestseller Anatomy of a Scandal such a success’ Daily Mail
‘An emotional, often terrifying, and completely gripping read’ Daily Express
'Expertly crafted... Fans of Anatomy may miss the courtroom tension, but the psychological portraiture in this absorbing study of motherhood is just as rich' Sunday Times
‘Full of painful truths about the brutal aspect of motherhood, this punchy thriller is sharply plotted’ Sunday Mirror
'Sarah Vaughan… is back with her fourth novel, the shocking, impossible-to-look-away Little Disasters' Observer
'Another thought-provoking psychological drama' Woman & Home
'An important book exploring how everything changes once you become a mother - for good and bad' Woman's Weekly
'In a culture that fetishises motherhood, Sarah Vaughan's novel is an invaluable corrective, a warning about the terrible effects parenting can have on mental health. It is also a very cunningly plotted mystery' Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express
'A gripping read' John Boyne
'Taut, clever, compelling and guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat…' Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train
You think you know her…
But look a little closer
She is a stay-at-home mother of three with boundless reserves of patience, energy and love. After being friends for a decade, this is how Liz sees Jess.
Then one moment changes everything.
Dark thoughts and carefully guarded secrets surface – and Liz is left questioning everything she thought she knew about her friend, and about herself.
From the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal – a new thought-provoking novel exploring the complexity of motherhood and all that connects and disconnects us.
‘Highly recommended' Erin Kelly
‘An important book as well as a brilliant read’ Lucy Foley
'This tense, absorbing read will have parents – in fact, all readers – turning the pages deep into the night' Louise Candlish
‘Refreshingly assured and punchy writing that is sure to hit a nerve’ Lucy Atkins
'Impossible to put down’ Eve Chase
‘I loved it and didn’t want to put it down’ Laura Marshall
'Compulsive reading with an ending I didn’t see coming' Jane Corry
‘Each character is brilliantly drawn, and the book delivers surprise after surprise’ Claire Fuller
‘Absolutely brilliant; an emotionally devastating story’ Emma Curtis
'Every bit as brilliant as Anatomy of a Scandal. Superb' Cass Green
'A truly remarkable book' Claire Douglas
'Complex, nuanced and moving' Guardian
'Thought provoking and delicately executed' The i
'A cunningly plotted mystery' Daily Mirror
‘Sarah Vaughan brings to this book the same tension building expertise that made her bestseller Anatomy of a Scandal such a success’ Daily Mail
‘An emotional, often terrifying, and completely gripping read’ Daily Express
'Expertly crafted... Fans of Anatomy may miss the courtroom tension, but the psychological portraiture in this absorbing study of motherhood is just as rich' Sunday Times
‘Full of painful truths about the brutal aspect of motherhood, this punchy thriller is sharply plotted’ Sunday Mirror
'Sarah Vaughan… is back with her fourth novel, the shocking, impossible-to-look-away Little Disasters' Observer
'Another thought-provoking psychological drama' Woman & Home
'An important book exploring how everything changes once you become a mother - for good and bad' Woman's Weekly
'In a culture that fetishises motherhood, Sarah Vaughan's novel is an invaluable corrective, a warning about the terrible effects parenting can have on mental health. It is also a very cunningly plotted mystery' Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express
'A gripping read' John Boyne
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Prologue
- Chapter One: Liz: Friday 19 January, 2018, 11.30 p.m.
- Chapter Two: Liz: Thursday 22 November, 2007
- Chapter Three: Liz: Friday 19 January, 2018, 11.35 p.m.
- Chapter Four: Liz: Saturday 20 January, 12.15 a.m.
- Chapter Five: Liz: Saturday 20 January, 8.30 a.m.
- Chapter Six: Jess: Saturday 20 January, 9 a.m.
- Chapter Seven: Ed: Saturday 20 January, 3 p.m.
- Chapter Eight: Liz: Saturday 20 January, 10 a.m.
- Chapter Nine: Ed: Sunday 21 January, 2 a.m.
- Chapter Ten: Jess: Monday 13 March, 2017
- Chapter Eleven: Liz: Monday 22 January, 2018, 7.10 a.m.
- Chapter Twelve: Jess: Monday 22 January, 11 a.m.
- Chapter Thirteen: Liz: Monday 22 January, 5.45 p.m.
- Chapter Fourteen: Liz: Saturday 26 January, 2013
- Chapter Fifteen: Liz: Monday 22 January, 2018, 8 p.m.
- Chapter Sixteen: Jess: Tuesday 23 January, 10 a.m.
- Chapter Seventeen: Liz: Tuesday 23 January, 12.45 p.m.
- Chapter Eighteen: Liz: Friday 7 October, 2016
- Chapter Nineteen: Jess: Tuesday 23 January, 2018, 1 p.m.
- Chapter Twenty: Jess: Friday 19 January, 6 p.m.
- Chapter Twenty-One: Ed: Tuesday 23 January, 7 p.m.
- Chapter Twenty-Two: Ed: Thursday 18 January, 6.30 p.m.
- Chapter Twenty-Three: Liz: Wednesday 24 January, 2.45 a.m.
- Chapter Twenty-Four: Liz: Friday 25 August, 1989
- Chapter Twenty-Five: Jess: Wednesday 24 January, 2018, 8 a.m.
- Chapter Twenty-Six: Ed: Wednesday 24 January, 9 a.m.
- Chapter Twenty-Seven: Jess: Wednesday 24 January, 7 p.m.
- Chapter Twenty-Eight: Liz: Wednesday 24 January, 8.30 p.m.
- Chapter Twenty-Nine: Liz: Friday 5 December, 2014
- Chapter Thirty: Liz: Wednesday 24 January, 2018, 9.55 p.m.
- Chapter Thirty-One: Jess: Thursday 25 January, 8 a.m.
- Chapter Thirty-Two: Ed: Thursday 25 January, 6.50 a.m.
- Chapter Thirty-Three: Liz: Thursday 25 January, 7.10 a.m.
- Chapter Thirty-Four: Jess: Friday 19 January, 6.31 p.m.
- Chapter Thirty-Five: Liz: Thursday 25 January, 8.30 a.m.
- Chapter Thirty-Six: Liz: Saturday 10 June, 2017
- Chapter Thirty-Seven: Jess: Thursday 25 January, 2018, 9.30 a.m.
- Chapter Thirty-Eight: Liz: Saturday 3 February
- Chapter Thirty-Nine: Janet: Saturday 22 January, 1983
- Chapter Forty: Liz: Saturday 3 February, 2018
- Chapter Forty-One: Jess: Sunday 4 February
- Chapter Forty-Two: Liz: Monday 5 February
- Chapter Forty-Three: Jess: Tuesday 13 February
- Chapter Forty-Four: Liz: Saturday 9 June
- Chapter Forty-Five: Frankie: Friday 19 January, 6.20 p.m.
- Chapter Forty-Six: Charlotte: Friday 19 January, 2.20 p.m.
- Chapter Forty-Seven: Frankie: Friday 19 January, 6.22 p.m.
- Chapter Forty-Eight: Liz: Saturday 9 June
- Chapter Forty-Nine: Liz: Friday 13 July
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright