All Her Secrets
“‘Vividly drawn locations curl at the edges as Shemilt unpicks privilege to reveal desperation, dishonesty and darkness.'” - Gilly Macmillan
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- 2023 - HarperCollins
- ISBN-10: 9780008524555
- ISBN-13: 0008524556
PAXOS, GREECE
A young girl meets two boys on the beach one hot summer night. Her life will never be the same again.
LONDON, ENGLAND
Julia is the perfect spouse, mother, cook, cleaner and speech writer to her husband, James. But behind it all is a stifled woman trapped in a gilded cage. When she meets Laurel, a therapist who promises fulfilment, Julia opens herself up to the hope of a different future.
BOUND BY THE PAST
But what happened in Greece all those years ago that binds these two women together? And will uncovering the truth destroy everything… or set them free?
“‘Jane Shemilt is a mistress at skilfully weaving seemingly perfect family lives with deadly secrets from the past in stunning locations’”
Jane Corry
“'What a beautiful, fantastic book. I absolutely loved it and did not want to let the characters go. Gorgeous and thrilling. What more could you want?’”
Emma Curtis
“‘All Her Secrets combines devastating mystery with a beautifully evoked Greek setting all rendered in Janes Shemilt’s signature classy prose. I could not put this superb thriller down.’”
Chris Ewan
“‘Jane Shemilt is the queen of the slow burn in psychological thrillers All Her Secrets hooked me in from the first page and the astute characterisation, immersive settings and brilliant writing had me gripped.’”
Philippa East
“‘All her Secrets is a dark and evocatively told tale of privilege and revenge, written with a sumptuousness and lustre that is Jane Shemilt’s signature. The story moves seamlessly between glamorous Paxos where a terrible events occurs more than twenty years earlier and current day Westminster. The result is a persuasive and fast- paced thriller with a deeply satisfying conclusion.’”
Charlotte Philby
“‘All Her Secrets is an all-consuming thriller rich with dread, tension and twists. Jane Shemilt brings every scene to life from the school halls of Westminster to the beaches of Paxos and I cared so much about her characters. I missed them every moment I wasn’t reading.’”
Abigail Dean
“‘I adored All Her Secrets, an unforgettable, tense, emotionally charged an beautifully written tale of long buried secrets and revenge .The perfect summer read.’”
Claire Douglas