My Name is Anna

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Pub Date 10 Jan 2019 | Archive Date 9 Apr 2019

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ONE OF THE BEST NEW CRIME NOVELS FOR 2019 (Spectator)
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Two women – desperate to unlock the truth.
How far will they go to lay the past to rest?

ANNA has been taught that virtue is the path to God. But on her eighteenth birthday she defies her Mamma’s rules and visits Florida’s biggest theme park.

She has never been allowed to go – so why, when she arrives, does everything seem so familiar? And is there a connection to the mysterious letter she receives on the same day?

ROSIE has grown up in the shadow of the missing sister she barely remembers, her family fractured by years of searching without leads. Now, on the fifteenth anniversary of her sister’s disappearance, the media circus resumes in full flow, and Rosie vows to uncover the truth.

But will she find the answer before it tears her family apart?
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'A dark, addictive read, with a real heart at its core. I loved it' Amy Lloyd, bestselling author of The Innocent Wife

‘Enthralling and deeply moving’ DAILY MAIL

‘As convincing as it was gripping, a fabulous debut thriller’ SUNDAY MIRROR

‘A compelling read that’s itching to be made into a TV two-parter’ RED

‘Dark, disturbing and powerful, the gripping plot is full of twists, turns and suspense. You will not want to put it down’ Candis

‘One of those thrillers in which it is almost impossible not to flick ahead’ Alison Flood, Observer

‘Skillfully-plotted…the journey to the truth is one of high tension’ Sunday Times Crime Club

It’s the big emotions this book evokes that make you keep reading Good Housekeeping

‘Barber has created characters with sufficient appeal to fuel real suspense’ Guardian

‘With well-judged interweaving narratives and plenty of rich description, this is an absorbing and promising debut’ Spectator

‘A gripping story about loss, memory and love’ Best

‘Compelling, emotional and haunting in ways beyond your imagination, this story is everything I hoped it would be and more. A must-read for 2019’ Books of All Kinds

‘If you like compulsive psychological dramas with emotionally complex characters, make this your next read’ Culture Fly

‘A gripping one-sitting read… this is a deft and assured debut novel from Lizzy Barber’ Shots Magazine

‘I ripped through it in no time at all and thought the writing was wonderful and the storyline gripping.’ Lesley Kara, author of The Rumour

‘You won’t put it down until you finish it!’ Prima

ONE OF THE BEST NEW CRIME NOVELS FOR 2019 (Spectator)
_________________________________
Two women – desperate to unlock the truth.
How far will they go to lay the past to rest?

ANNA has been taught that...


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ISBN 9781780899251
PRICE £12.99 (GBP)
PAGES 400

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Featured Reviews

Certainly an accessible story with some lovely turns of phrase and vivid descriptions. Anna's world growing up with Mamma is vividly and tensely told, her journey to full awareness is promising and intriguing.

I would recommend this as a YA title, middle grade or new adult - and having been given a review copy by NetGalley was surprised to find that was its genre, when it had been placed into general/literary fiction.

So with the caveat that this isn't the sort of thing I would normally read, for me, the weakness in the story was the lack of similar attention paid to Rosie's world, which often seemed perfunctorily attended to, and I think this novel would've held me attention if there was more of Rosie in it. I also found it hard to suspend disbelief in places, particularly when these clearly intelligent young women could have probably expedited their journey through their own initiative - it seemed a stretch at times for the story to develop so slowly owing to their apparent lack of hunger for knowledge.

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