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The Double Life of Daisy Hemmings

An Escapist Mystery for Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid
By Joanna Nadin
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The Double Life of Daisy Hemmings by Joanna Nadin weaves a captivating story between 1988 Cornwall and 2018 London. Seventeen-year-old Jason dreams of escaping his father's pub to join the glamorous circle of twin sisters Daisy and Bea. Decades later, famous actress Daisy turns to ghostwriter James Tate to pen her autobiography, unravelling secrets that blur truth and lies.
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Ideal for readers who enjoy literary fiction filled with mystery, emotional depth, and complex characters, especially fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid and emotionally rich women's fiction.

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PERFECT FOR FANS OF TAYLOR JENKINS REID

Unflinching, unforgettable . . . a step up for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid - The Bookseller

What happens when truth and lies collide? The Double Life of Daisy Hemmings is an intoxicating mystery across past and present from Joanna Nadin.

1988, Cornwall. At seventeen, Jason wants much more from life than working in his father's pub. So when twin sisters Daisy and Bea, and their small circle of friends, arrive for a holiday in his village, Jason is determined to become part of their glamorous, intoxicating world.

2018, London. When famous actress Daisy Hemmings decides it's time to write her autobiography, she chooses James Tate to help her. James is a ghost-writer and his job is to tell other people's stories for them. He's good at it, and why wouldn't he be? He's spent years pretending to be someone else . . .

Totally absorbing and evocative - Kate Riordan, bestselling author of The Heat Wave

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Unflinching, unforgettable and totally absorbing and evocative, the novel is praised for its energy, charm, and a bewitching mystery. The Bookseller hails it as a step up for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid, while other authors applaud its atmosphere, cleverness, and thrilling, sexy storytelling.

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ISBN: 9781509853052

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pan Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 274g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

A former broadcast journalist, political adviser and government speech-writer, Joanna Nadin is the author of more than eighty books for children and teenagers, including the Flying Fergus series with Sir Chris Hoy, the bestselling Rachel Riley diaries, and the Carnegie Medal-nominated Joe All Alone, which is now a BAFTA-winning BBC drama. She is also a lecturer on the MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. She has written two previous novels for adults, The Queen of Bloody Everything and The Talk of Pram Town.

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