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Fragile

By: Sarah Hilary
Narrated by: Imogen Church
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Publisher's Summary

Fragile is a modern Gothic psychological thriller with a contemporary twist on the classic novel Rebecca, from award-winning and critically acclaimed writer Sarah Hilary.

Everything she touches breaks...

Nell Ballard is a runaway. 

A former foster child with a dark secret she is desperate to keep, all Nell wants is to find a place she can belong.

So when a position comes up at Starling Villas, home to the enigmatic Robin Wilder, she seizes the opportunity with both hands.

But her new lodgings may not be the safe haven she was hoping for. Her employer has secrets of his own and lives by a rigid set of rules she must abide by.

But is Nell’s arrival at the Villas really the coincidence it seems? After all, she knows more than most how fragile people can be - and how easy they are to break....
©2021 Sarah Hilary (P)2021 Macmillan Publishers International Limited
Psychological Suspense
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Critic Reviews

"Fragile is absolutely STUNNING." (Marian Keyes, author of Grown Ups)

"Perfectly plotted, beautifully written modern Gothic. I absolutely loved it." (Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said)

"Beautifully crafted, smart and unsettling." (Mick Herron, author of Slow Horses) 

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a slow, slow story

Too slow for me, I did not find any of the characters to be at all interesting, I tried hard, I really did but in the end just had to give up on it

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very slow

I persevered, but should have just let it go as it didn't get any better

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