The Body Lies by Jo Baker

The Body Lies by Jo Baker

A dark, thrilling new novel from the best-selling author of Longbourn: a work of riveting psychological suspense that grapples with how to live as a woman in the world--or in the pages of a book--when the stakes are dangerously high.

When a young writer accepts a job at a university in the remote English countryside, it's meant to be a fresh start, away from the bustle of London and the scene of a violent assault she is desperate to forget. But despite the distractions of her new life and the demands of single motherhood, her nerves continue to jangle. To make matters worse, during class a vicious debate about violence against women inflames the tensions and mounting rivalries in her creative writing group. When a troubled student starts turning in chapters that blur the lines between fiction and reality, the professor recognizes herself as the main character in his book--and he has written her a horrific fate. Will she be able to stop life imitating art before it's too late? At once a breathless cat-and-mouse game and a layered interrogation of the fetishization of the female body, The Body Lies gives us an essential story for our time that will have you checking the locks on your doors.

Jo Baker was born in Lancashire, England, and went to Oxford and Queen's Universities in Belfast for her education. She is the author of The Undertow, Offcomer, The Mermaid's Child, and The Telling, among other works. She is a Lancaster resident.

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ISBN 13	9780525566052
ISBN 10	0525566058
Title	The Body Lies
Author	Jo Baker
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2020-05-19
Number of pages	288
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