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The Couple Upstairs

By Holly Wainwright
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Five months after Mel tells her husband to leave, a mysterious couple moves in upstairs. The young man triggers eerie memories of a past lover who changed Mel’s life before vanishing. As the travelling girlfriend joins him, Mel's obsession grows, blurring boundaries between their homes with devastating consequences. The Couple Upstairs is a tale of one strange summer filled with dazzling yet curdling infatuation, exploring themes of love, regret, and the inescapability of history.
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Ideal for readers of general fiction who enjoy gripping dramas about relationships, emotional intensity, and suspenseful, twisty plots. Fans of contemporary explorations of love and regret will find this book compelling.

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Five months after Mel tells her husband to leave, a ghost moved in upstairs.

A young man who reminds her, with eerie intensity, of a past lover, someone who changed Mel's life and then vanished.

When the man's travelling girlfriend joins him, Mel's obsession with the couple upstairs builds and the boundaries between the two homes begin to blur, with devastating consequences.

The Couple Upstairs is about one strange summer of dazzling, curdling infatuation. Writing with both a light touch and vivid intensity, Holly Wainwright explores love, regret, whether you can stop history repeating, and whether or not you should.

Finalist for 2023 ITW Thriller Awards Best Paperback Original Novel

Praise for The Couple Upstairs

'An engrossing . . . drama about love, regret, suspicion and fear . . . A gripping read' - Courier Mail

'Had me hooked from the first page' - Jacqueline Bulblitz

'A story every woman will recognise. If you read one book this year, make it this one.' - Mia Freedman

'A breathless, twisty plot . . . Five stars.' - Sally Hepworth

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761266379

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 April 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Pan Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 276g

Pages: 352

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About the Author

Holly Wainwright is a writer, editor and broadcaster who lives on the south coast of New South Wales with her partner and their young family. She's an Executive Editor at women's media company Mamamia. The Couple Upstairs is her fourth novel.

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