A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan
Set over one long, hot summer on the New Zealand coast, a ten-year-old girls innocent investigation into a local mystery sees the cracks within her own family start to show . . .
I absolutely loved this page-turning family mystery and didn’t want it to endThe author so effortlessly transported me to another place and time, and every character leapt off the page. An extraordinary, exquisitely written debut -- Liane Moriarty, bestselling author of Here One Moment
An absolutely riveting read. A Beautiful Family held me captive from the first page to the last, both through Trevelyan's uncanny ability to maintain inexorable tension throughout, and her wholly believable narration of a ten-year-old trying to make sense of the adult world around her. I loved it -- Hannah Kent, bestselling author of Devotion
Taut yet tender, A Beautiful Family examines the precariousness of childhood through the lens of a long, hazy summer of secrets. Proving the maxim that all unhappy families are unhappy in their own way, Trevelyan has crafted a coming of age story that perfectly balances the nostalgia of summer holidays with a looming sense of danger. Find a sun-lit corner and devour this sensational debut in one session (like I did) -- Jacqueline Bublitz, author of Before You Knew My Name
Dappled in sand and shadow, A Beautiful Family is part coming of age story, part taut thriller, part travelogue, perfectly transporting the reader not only to summer holiday on the New Zealand coast but also to that magical age between childhood and adolescence when the world starts to reveal its dark secrets and everything is more complicated – and, yes, beautiful – than it has seemed. Jennifer Trevelyan’s immersive debut is atmospheric, aching, and very young -- Laurie Frankel, bestselling author of Family Family
A riveting and accomplished debut. I was on the edge of my seat as I devoured this tense, atmospheric and beautifully written novel -- Adele Parks, author of Woman Last Seen
An absolutely riveting read. A Beautiful Family held me captive from the first page to the last, both through Trevelyan's uncanny ability to maintain inexorable tension throughout, and her wholly believable narration of a ten-year-old trying to make sense of the adult world around her. I loved it -- Hannah Kent, bestselling author of Devotion
Taut yet tender, A Beautiful Family examines the precariousness of childhood through the lens of a long, hazy summer of secrets. Proving the maxim that all unhappy families are unhappy in their own way, Trevelyan has crafted a coming of age story that perfectly balances the nostalgia of summer holidays with a looming sense of danger. Find a sun-lit corner and devour this sensational debut in one session (like I did) -- Jacqueline Bublitz, author of Before You Knew My Name
Dappled in sand and shadow, A Beautiful Family is part coming of age story, part taut thriller, part travelogue, perfectly transporting the reader not only to summer holiday on the New Zealand coast but also to that magical age between childhood and adolescence when the world starts to reveal its dark secrets and everything is more complicated – and, yes, beautiful – than it has seemed. Jennifer Trevelyan’s immersive debut is atmospheric, aching, and very young -- Laurie Frankel, bestselling author of Family Family
A riveting and accomplished debut. I was on the edge of my seat as I devoured this tense, atmospheric and beautifully written novel -- Adele Parks, author of Woman Last Seen
With a background in photography and children’s publishing, Jennifer is now a full-time writer living in Wellington, New Zealand, with her husband, son, daughter, dog and cat. When not at her writing desk, Jennifer can usually be found in the garden. A Beautiful Family is her first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781035055739 |
| ISBN 10 | 1035055732 |
| Title | A Beautiful Family |
| Author | Jennifer Trevelyan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2025-06-19 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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