The Death of Us
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The Death of Us
The Death of Us
From the bestselling author of Girl A and Day One comes a heart-wrenching new novel about love, tragedy and forgiveness.
‘Beautifully crafted, taut, elegant and heartbreaking’ — Monica Ali
‘Gripping, disturbing and beautifully written’ — Emilia Hart
The Death of Us is astonishingly good – Abigail Dean’s the real thing’ — Mick Herron
It’s the story everyone wants to hear.
That spring night in South London, when Isabel and Edward’s lives were torn apart.
The night Isabel learned that the worst things wait, just outside the door.
The night Edward learned that he was powerless to stop them.
The night they never talk about.
When their attacker is caught, it's finally time to tell the story of that night.
Not to the world. Or to the man who did it. But to each other.
This is a story of murder. This is a story of survival. But most of all, this is a story of love.
Praise for Abigail Dean
‘The best book I’ve read this year … It’s the most beautiful, intimate novel … An absolute masterpiece’ — Jane Casey
‘Gripping, disturbing and beautifully written’ — Emilia Hart
The Death of Us is astonishingly good – Abigail Dean’s the real thing’ — Mick Herron
‘You haven’t read anything like this beautiful, brilliant, brave novel’ — Adele Parks
‘A beautifully written thriller that is infused with love’ — Liz Nugent
‘I couldn't recommend it more’ — Erin Kelly
‘Gut-punching, heart-wrenching and as poignant as it is twisted’ — Lizzy Barber
‘Such beautiful, confident writing. Abigail Dean at her stunning best’ — Jane Fallon
‘Terrifyingly good … I was utterly mesmerised’ — Katherine Faulkner
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008625627
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 April 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hemlock Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Abigail Dean was born in Manchester, and grew up in the Peak District. She graduated from Cambridge with a Double First in English. Formerly a Waterstones bookseller, she spent five years as a lawyer in London, and took summer 2018 off to work on her debut novel, Girl A, ahead of her thirtieth birthday.
Girl A was published in hardback in January 2021 and became an instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, also topping the charts in Ireland and Australia. It reached #1 in the UK Kindle charts. The paperback spent eight weeks in the Sunday Times top ten. The novel has been acquired in 36 territories, and television/film rights have sold to Sony. Johan Renck, director of Chernobyl, is attached to work on the television adaptation of Girl A.
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