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The Golden Rule
Longlisted for the Women's Prize 2021
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'A highly enjoyable story about female resilience... with a twist that is all the more compelling for its unexpectedness' Sunday Times
'She's such a skilful storyteller, who vividly dramatizes our lives with wit, wisdom and compassion' Bernardine Evaristo
'Amanda Craig anatomises the state of the nation with wit and empathy' Jonathan Coe
'An irresistible summer read' Guardian
A typically sharp and hugely satisfying page-turner' Daily Mail
When Hannah is invited into the first-class carriage of the London to Penzance train, she walks into a spider's web. Now a poor young single mother, she once escaped Cornwall to go to university, but after marriage to Jake her dreams turned to bitter disillusion. Her husband has left her for a rich woman, and Hannah has survived by working as a cleaner. Jinni is equally angry, and in the course of their journey the two women agree to murder each other's husbands. After all, they are strangers on a train - who could possibly connect them?
But when Hannah goes to Jinni's house she meets its shambolic caretaker, who claims Jinni is very different to the person Hannah had been led to believe. Who is telling the truth - and what will become of the women's pact to commit a terrible crime?
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The Golden Rule by Amanda Craig is celebrated as a gripping and clever narrative about female resilience, with a plot full of unexpected twists. Critics praise her skilful storytelling, with comparisons to Strangers on a Train and Rebecca, blending mystery and social commentary. The novel is noted for its acute observations on societal issues like poverty, domestic abuse, and the gap between rich and poor while maintaining an exciting narrative. Craig's characters are engaging, and readers find themselves deeply invested in their stories.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780349143484
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 April 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Abacus
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 320g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Amanda Craig is a British novelist, short-story writer and critic. After a brief time in advertising and PR, she became a journalist for newspapers such as the Sunday Times, Observer, Daily Telegraph and Independent, winning both the Young Journalist of the Year and the Catherine Pakenham Award. She was the children's critic for the Independent on Sunday and The Times. She still reviews children's books for the New Statesman, and literary fiction for the Observer, but is mostly a full-time novelist. Her novel Hearts and Minds was longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction and The Lie of the Land was chosen as book of the year by the Guardian, Observer, Telegraph, New Statesman, Evening Standard, Sunday Times and Irish Times.
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