'Chilling and poised, I loved it' MAGGIE O'FARRELL

The Breakstone family arrange themselves around their daughter Heather, and the world seems to follow: she is the greatest blessing in their lives of Manhattan luxury. But as Heather grows, her radiance attracts a dark interest and their perfect existence starts to fracture. A very different life, one raised in poverty and in violence, is beginning its own malign orbit around Heather.

"Beautifully written . . . Curious and unexpected" - * Guardian *

"A lean, sharp meta-thriller. The writing is laconic and assured . . . . Superb" - * Spectator *

"Holds you in a way novels seldom do . . . It should be consumed at one sitting" - * Financial Times *

"Obsession, wealth, anomie, parenting and sociopathic fantasy; about what happens when a young girl comes into contact with an evil man . . . Engaging and brilliant" - * Sunday Times *

"A bleakly elegant tale of ennui and class envy . . . Weiner has a knack for writing sentences that grab and grip . . . addictive, even thrilling" - * Observer *

"An exciting debut novel with a fast-paced plot and plenty of suspense" - * Vogue *