Body Lies: 'A propulsive #Metoo thriller' GUARDIAN

In "The Body Lies," a young writer accepts a job at a university in the countryside, but when one of her students starts sending in chapters from his novel that blur the lines between fiction and reality, she recognizes herself as the main character in his book and he has written her a horrific fate. The book is a breathless battle-of-wits and a disarming exploration of sexual politics.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 13 June 2019
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

A compelling #MeToo thriller, this book is fiendishly readable.

The Guardian praised it as a gripping and fast-paced read, while Good Housekeeping described it as powerful and moving.

Erin Kelly, the author of "He Said/She Said," hailed it as a powerful and moving novel.

When a young writer accepts a job at a university in the remote countryside, it's meant to be a fresh start, away from the big city and the scene of a violent assault she's desperate to forget.

But when one of her students starts sending in chapters from his novel that blur the lines between fiction and reality, the professor recognizes herself as the main character in his book - and he has written her a horrific fate.

Will she be able to stop life imitating art before it's too late?

At once a breathless battle-of-wits and a disarming exploration of sexual politics, "The Body Lies" is an essential book for our times.

Outstanding reviews have come from Clare Mackintosh, Sarah Vaughan, Maria Semple, the Financial Times, and the Times Literary Supplement (TLS).

Mackintosh praised it as a literary exploration of consent, entitlement, and how narratives can be bent, misappropriated, and wrested back.

Vaughan described it as a propulsive #MeToo thriller, while Semple praised it as a page-turning thriller and an examination of how women's bodies are treated, in life and in fiction.

The Financial Times praised the heroine as one of the most believable characters they've seen on the page in a long time, with nuanced, non-linear, and lifelike qualities.

TLS also praised the author's gift for intimate and atmospheric storytelling.

Weight: 398g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780857526434