Darling Girls

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Darling Girls book cover

by Sally Hepworth

Publication Date: April 23, 2024
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Hardcover: 368 Pages

Publisher Description

Get ready for another twisty domestic thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate.

From the outside, Alicia, Jessica and Norah might seem like ordinary women you’d meet on the street any day of the week. Sure, Jessica has a little OCD and Norah has some anger issues. And Alicia has low self-esteem that manifests itself in surprising ways. But these three have a bond that no one can fully understand. It’s a bond that takes them back decades, to when they were girls, and they lived on a farm with a foster mother named Miss Fairchild. Miss Fairchild had rules. Miss Fairchild could be unpredictable. And Miss Fairchild was never, ever to be crossed. In a moment of desperation, the three broke away from Miss Fairchild, and they thought they were free. But the reach of someone with such power is long, and even though they never saw her again, she was always somewhere in the shadows of their minds. When bones are discovered buried under the farmhouse of their childhood, they are called in by the police to tell what they know. Against their will, they are brought back to the past, and to Miss Fairchild herself. Darling Girls asks the questions: what are we capable of when in a desperate place? How much can we hide the demons inside us? And can the past ever truly be buried?

About the author

Sally Hepworth is the author of The Secrets of MidwivesThe Things We KeepThe Mother’s PromiseThe Family Next Door and The Mother-in-Law. Sally now lives in Melbourne with her husband, three children, and one adorable dog.

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Praise

“Sally Hepworth’s Darling Girls is the kind of story that grabs you hard and doesn’t let go. Easily one of the best books I’ve read all year. An absolute page-turner from first word to last… A superb and haunting mystery.” ―New York Times bestselling author Jane Harper

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“As in The Soulmate, compelling themes of trust, betrayal, and brittle façades circle the sisters’ relationships, raising the stakes of the investigation painfully high. Hepworth’s fans will be primed for her newest unnerving thriller.” ―Booklist

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