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Imperfect Women
The blockbuster must-read novel of the year - now a major Apple TV series!
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NOW A MAJOR APPLE TV SERIES! Love this book — Elisabeth Moss, star of The Handmaid's Tale Rare and complex — Marian Keyes A dark, delicious thriller. I loved it. — Louise O'Neill FRIENDS TELL EACH OTHER EVERYTHING. OR DO THEY? Everyone wants perfection. But there...
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Three women. Three best friends. Three tragic deaths.
The new novel from bestselling writer, Araminta Hall, author of OUR KIND OF CRUELTY.
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NOW A MAJOR APPLE TV SERIES!
Love this book — Elisabeth Moss, star of The Handmaid's Tale
Rare and complex — Marian Keyes
A dark, delicious thriller. I loved it. — Louise O'Neill
FRIENDS TELL EACH OTHER EVERYTHING. OR DO THEY?Everyone wants perfection.
But there is no such thing.
Nancy has the perfect life.She is bright, beautiful, and rich with an adoring husband and daughter. At least that's what it seems on the outside to her two best friends.
But then Nancy is murdered.And as the lies start to unravel, they realise they never knew their perfect friend at all. She clearly had as many secrets as they do...
This novel was previously published as Perfect Strangers in paperback, eBook, and audio.
More praise for Araminta Hall:Razor-sharp, spine-tinglingly convincing — Lisa Jewell
Absolutely thrilling! — Lisa Taddeo
A dark, dazzling shock to the system — Chris Whitaker
Immersive and unsettling — Sarah Vaughan
An excellent twist — Dorothy Koomson
Beautifully written — Samantha Downing
Immersive, intelligent, and gripping — S.E. Lynes
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781398729360
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 March 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Orion
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 248g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Araminta Hall has worked as a writer, journalist and teacher. Her first novel, Everything & Nothing, was published in 2011 and became a Richard & Judy read that year. Her second, Dot, was published in 2013, and her third, Our Kind of Cruelty, in 2018.
She has taught creative writing for many years at a variety of places, including New Writing South in Brighton, where she lives with her husband and three children. Contact Araminta on Twitter at @aramintahallAlso by Araminta Hall
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