Never Close your Eyes and Gym & Slimline
by Emma Burstall
After the success of Gym and Slimline, don’t miss Emma’s gripping second novel – NEVER CLOSE YOUR EYES – published by Preface, a Random House imprint.
What it’s about
Evie, Nic and Becca are wannabe writers. The three friends are members of a creative writing group and they decide to enter a national competition. But while they ponder their plots and agonise about their characters, their own lives are going far from smoothly.
Evie's still pining for the husband who left her for a younger woman and is relying increasingly on clairvoyant Zelda. But who is Zelda really? Nic's battling a drink problem and is in despair about her workaholic husband who is addicted to his laptop. A shocking discovery shakes her to the core, but will she realise in time that she must stop protecting him? Becca's a City highflyer who seems to have everything - until a childhood friend turns up, threatening to expose the secret she's kept buried for nearly thirty years. How will her marriage, her children, her friendships survive it? And on top of that there's a deadline. The women have just eleven months to complete their manuscripts. Who will win the competition - and can there be any real-life happy endings?
What the critics say about Never Close Your Eyes
‘A tense, fast-paced thriller’ Daily Telegraph
‘An intriguing read with a great plot’ Closer
What the critics said about Gym and Slimline
‘Fun, funny and fast – a really lovely novel.’ Penny Vincenzi, author
‘I really loved this book...and felt quite bereft when I'd finished it.' Fiona Phillips, writer and TV presenter
'Friendship is tested to the limit in this impressive, emotional debut.' Closer
'Smart, funny and poignant gym-lit starring four
highly believable women' Daily Mirror
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