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A Narrow Door

The electric psychological thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller
By Joanne Harris
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A Narrow Door by Joanne Harris plunges into the intricate world of a prestigious school, now open to female students for the first time. As history teacher Rebecca Buckfast, the first female headmaster, navigates her power, mysterious events unfold that dredge up dark secrets. Set against this backdrop, themes of ambition, identity, and the shadows of the past are expertly interwoven in a gripping tale.
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If you enjoy stories with a blend of suspense, intrigue, and rich character development, this gripping narrative will captivate you. Set within the secretive halls of a prestigious school, it delves into themes of power, ambition, and the hidden darkness beneath the surface. Perfect for readers who appreciate a compelling and atmospheric tale that keeps you guessing until the end.

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From No.1 bestselling author Joanne Harris comes an explosive psychological thriller about a woman intent on tearing apart an elite world. . . piece by piece.

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Twist follows twist and nothing is what it seems ALEX MICHAELIDES

Exhilarating, addictive, fierce BRIDGET COLLINS

A psychological thriller you can't put down HARLAN COBEN

Dark, Gothic, and propulsively readable RUTH WARE

A dark and richly enjoyable novel that already feels like a classic ELLY GRIFFITHS

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Now I'm in charge, the gates are my gates. The rules are my rules.

It's an incendiary moment for St Oswald's school. For the first time in its history, a headmistress is in power, the gates opening to girls.

Rebecca Buckfast has spilled blood to reach this position. Barely forty, she is just starting to reap the harvest of her ambition. As the new regime takes on the old guard, the ground shifts. And with it, the remains of a body are discovered.

But Rebecca is here to make her mark. She'll bury the past so deep it will evade even her own memory, just like she has done before. After all...

You can't keep a good woman down.

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Praise for Joanne Harris's other books set in the St Oswald's world:

A masterpiece of misdirection Val McDermid

Delivers an almighty twist . . . brilliantly atmospheric The Times

[A] gripping psychological thriller . . . Harris is one of our most accomplished novelists Daily Express

[A] delicious black comedy Daily Mail

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Joanne Harris expertly guides readers through a psychological labyrinth, delving into a shadowy realm of emotional intricacies and deceit, filled with unexpected twists. The narrative is praised for its compelling and skilful storytelling, maintaining a thrilling and engaging pace throughout.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781409170846

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 May 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 315g

Pages: 448

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About the Author

Joanne Harris is the internationally renowned and award-winning author of eighteen novels, plus novellas, scripts, short stories, libretti, lyrics, articles, and most recently, a self-help book for writers, TEN THINGS ABOUT WRITING. In 2000, her 1999 novel CHOCOLAT was adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is an honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and is Chair of the Society of Authors. She is active on Twitter, where she writes stories and gives writing tips as @joannechocolat; she posts weekly writing seminars on YouTube; she performs in a live music and storytelling show with the #Storytime Band; and she works from a shed in her garden at her home in Yorkshire.

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