Our Book of the Month is A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyn. It’s a sensational debut, completely absorbing. “I’ve been telling everyone: You simply must read it. . .it is that good,” says Literary Critic Caroline Overington.

Insightful, gripping, unsettling. A Beautiful Family is a true page turner, the story told from the perspective of 10 year Alix. Through her eyes we see the floundering marriage of her parents, the sharp selfishness of her teenage sister, and the simmering threat of a lecherous neighbour. The family is on holiday, in a small NZ coastal town where a young girl has disappeared. A mystery lurks beneath every surface in this perfectly paced, consistently brilliant debut! You’ll love it.

– Sally

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