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Imperfect Women

The blockbuster must-read novel of the year that everyone is talking about

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Imperfect Women

By: Araminta Hall
Narrated by: Helen Keeley
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*This novel was previously published as IMPERFECT WOMEN in hardback*

SOON TO BE A MAJOR APPLE TV SERIES!

'Love this book' Elisabeth Moss, star of The Handmaid's Tale
'Rare and complex' Marian Keyes
'A dark, delicious thriller. I loved it.' Louise O'Neill

FRIENDS TELL EACH OTHER EVERYTHING. OR DO THEY?

Everyone wants perfection.
But there is no such thing.

Nancy has the perfect life.

She is bright, beautiful and rich with an adoring husband and daughter.

At least that's what it seems on the outside to her two best friends.

But then Nancy is murdered.

And as the lies start to unravel, they realise they never knew their perfect friend at all.

She clearly had as many secrets as they do...

More praise for ARAMINTA HALL:

'Razor-sharp, spine-tinglingly convincing' LISA JEWELL
'Absolutely thrilling!' LISA TADDEO
'A dark, dazzling shock to the system' CHRIS WHITAKER
'Immersive and unsettling' SARAH VAUGHAN
'An excellent twist' DOROTHY KOOMSON
'Beautifully written' SAMANTHA DOWNING
'Immersive, intelligent and gripping' S.E. LYNES©2020 Araminta Hall
Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Crime

Critic Reviews

Rare and very refreshing ... a novel where middle-aged women are represented in all their wise, sensual, flawed complexity. I enjoyed it SO much
A psychological thriller in the truest sense of the word: a thoughtful examination of the psyche of three credible women with baggage and flaws. So much will resonate: not least Hall's exploration of gender politics and motherhood. At points I was folding pages repeatedly. Deeply unsettling. Recommended.
A brilliant exploration of the secrets and hidden lives womn create for themselves as they try to navigate their way through life. The friendships are real and touching, the relationships are consuming and passionate. I read this in no time and really enjoyed the pace, flow and insights Araminta writes about. A fabulous novel of modern love, life and people, with an excellent twist.
Imperfect Women is a painfully honest, haunting portrait of friendship, betrayal, marriage and disappointment. While Hall is able to keep you on the edge of your seat (and awake much later than you should be) she can also make you weep, such is her insight and lack of judgement of the human condition. A beautiful book that will stay with me for a very long time.
'A stunning, dark novel about who women want to be and the reality of who they are. Beautifully written, thought-provoking and should not be missed.
It's been clear from the start that Araminta Hall has a talent for telling unpalatable truths and Imperfect Women is no exception. Expertly peels the layers from the everyday lies we tell each other, and ourselves
Dark, visceral, proper psychological thriller with a powerful feminist agenda.
Beautifully written and expertly structured - a masterclass in psychological thriller writing.
An immersive, intelligent and gripping exploration of the deep wells of female friendship and what it means to be a woman in a world made by and for men. Hall gives us three flawed female characters and shows how their expectations of life are thwarted in different ways, exploring their relationships and enticingly messy behaviour with compassion, even in the darkest of deeds.
A stunning example of the new breed of "psychological thriller" with a deep dive into the conflicted worlds of three brilliantly-drawn female characters, irradiated by a terrible crime. A pitch-perfect, meticulously-observed and utterly absorbing novel.
A slow-burning, tense build to a furious conclusion. Female friendships and the compromises women make are explored in stark detail, and through three different perspectives the story develops to a pleasing and very just ending. It's great.
A dark take on friendship and festering secrets that had me turning pages well into the night.
Toxic relationships, crushed hopes & rebuilding yourself from rock bottom... a fabulous novel.
A tense psychological story about female friendship and bad choices.
All stars
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This book was fine and I am pretty sure it heard about it because it was recommended in an online post detailing great thrillers and other books I have loved. I went in expecting a slightly faster pace.

A slow burn

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Hate leaving negative reviews but… Felt really long and repetitive even when I sped up the narrator to 1.2x… other reviews said the twist at the end came as a real surprise but if you hadn’t guessed it straight up were they even listening?

Struggled to finish - not sure why I did…

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