All These Beautiful Strangers
'The perfect book to read at the beach' - Gossip Girl author Cecily von Ziegesar
by Elizabeth Klehfoth
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Pub Date 12 Jul 2018 | Archive Date 18 Dec 2018
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Description
Beneath the glittering heights of the rich and powerful, lie secrets that can destroy them all...
The perfect summer read, for fans of Cruel Intentions, Gossip Girl and One of Us is Lying.
'It is the perfect book to read at the beach. But be warned: you will get a sunburn, because you won't want to put it down.' - Cecily von Ziegesar, author of Gossip Girl
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Charlie Calloway has a life most people would kill for.
With her wealthy family's pedigree, a loyal set of friends, and a fast-track to whichever college she chooses, she's all-but untouchable at her exclusive East Coast boarding school.
But Charlie isn't interested in what most people want.
She's a Calloway. She's been taught to want more.
So when she's invited to join her school's exclusive secret society- the A's - her determination to get in is matched only by her conviction that she belongs there.
But behind their mysterious facade is a history of lies and cruel games which threatens to unravel everything Charlie thought she knew about herself... including the story behind her mother's disappearance ten years ago.
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Praise for All These Beautiful Strangers:
'There's real menace in this elegantly written thriller and Klehfoth is one to watch' - Daily Mail
'This is a must for anyone who loves a pacy, page-turning thriller' - S Magazine (Sunday Express)
'S.T.A.G.S meets The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks in this high society thriller' - Lauren James, author of The Loneliest Girl in the Universe
'Juicy, clever and beguiling. An exceptional debut novel, deftly crafted and written with style. It is the perfect book to read at the beach. But be warned: you will get a sunburn, because you won't want to put it down.' - Cecily von Ziegesar, author of Gossip Girl
'A gripping thriller where secrets of the past and present stir in the shadows. I was drawn in from the start and couldn't wait to discover the truth. A real page-turner!' - Kate Ormand, author of The Wanderers
'What you would get if you combined The Secret History with Cruel Intentions with Luckiest Girl Alive...this is going to be big' - Entertainment Weekly
'A proper beachy thriller' - Elle Magazine
Advance Praise
“With an incredibly complex young heroine at its centre, this is one of those rare books that will appeal to a large cross section of readers. It is an emotional and heart racing thriller that I believe will find a huge international audience. It is hard to believe that this is Elizabeth’s first novel and we are very excited at Made Up Stories for the incredible career she is going to have”
- Bruna Papendrea (Film Producer)
“The debut novel by Elizabeth Klehfoth has a plot akin to what you would get if you combined The Secret History with Cruel Intentions with Luckiest Girl Alive”
– Entertainment Weekly
“A world of suspense and secrecy that you will not want to leave”
– The Bookbag
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780241329498 |
| PRICE | £7.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 512 |
Featured Reviews
Alice C, Librarian
This book is full of rich people being awful to each other- which sounds like a fairly obnoxious premise for a story- and some people may find it really off putting. However I enjoyed it for the same reasons I enjoy fantasy novels-it was pure escapism and a very entertaining way to spend a couple of hours. Is it top literature? Maybe not. Is it a highly diverting beach/holiday read? Definitely.
Charlie Calloway is the privileged daughter of a billionaire. As a junior attending the exclusive Knollwood Prep boarding school, she is selected to join a secret student society, a group called “the A's”. But the initiation process is fraught with morally questionable tasks and it leads to a connection with the dark history in her family’s past, particularly the mysterious and unsolved disappearance of Charlie’s mother, Grace Calloway.
The POV jumps between Charlie in 2017 (the present) and Grace and Alistair, Charlie’s parents, in earlier years. Recently I have come to discover that I am not usually keen on this particular narrator/time frame hopping technique. It seems to be used in a great many books that I’ve read recently and I tend to find it jarring. However, for some reason I felt it worked ok in this novel, and that it contributed to rather than interrupted the narrative flow. I felt the pace of the story was about right and I was kept sufficiently engaged as the mystery unfolded. I didn't feel it had a particularly YA vibe despite the main character's age.
A couple of minor niggles- the name and back story of the secret club bothered me. What does the A stand for? What is the point of the club and why would anyone want to belong to such a nasty group? How is it Charlie can seemingly skip off campus at will and for long unaccounted for periods to go visit people/investigate things/go to secret parties? And another one I can’t ask here because it’s a spoiler but I was really left scratching my head. Also the conclusion felt a tiny bit flat to me but maybe that’s because there was considerable build-up.
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