Accidents Happen

By: Louise Millar

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Paperback | 11 April 2013

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How many times, when things go wrong, have you said to yourself 'Why me'? Some people seem to have more than their fair share of bad luck, and Kate Parker is one of them. So when Kate and her ten-year-old son Jack move to Oxford to start a new life, Kate is determined that events of the past will not come back to haunt them. Despite the suffocating support she receives from her overbearing in-laws, she starts to feel threatened. Somehow her comfortable family home doesn't feel quite safe -- it's almost as though someone is watching them. But then a chance meeting with a charming Oxford professor helps to convince her that she can overcome her fears, and that she and Jack can start to live a normal life once again. But just when she feels happier than she's felt in years, a shocking revelation blows all of their lives apart. Praise for Louise Millar 'Millar is a genius at capturing the complicated emotions of parenthood, and her taut, suspenseful plot makes this an unputdownable read' Marie Claire 'A thought provoking, taut and suspenseful thriller that you won't forget in a hurry' Easy Living 'I started reading and couldn't stop ...a must-read that will rap into every mother's primal fears' Sophie Hannah

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Praise for Louise Millar 'Millar is a genius at capturing the complicated emotions of parenthood, and her taut, suspenseful plot makes this an unputdownable read' Marie Claire 'Like the best thrillers, it is quietly creepy and expertly crafted. Add it to your book club reading list now' Stylist 'A well-paced psychological thriller with more than a hint of Minette Walters about it' Sunday Express 'A thought provoking, taut and suspenseful thriller that you won't forget in a hurry' Easy Living 'Creeping paranoia, nail-biting tension and fiendishly clever plotting ... I couldn't put this down' Lucy Diamond 'Taut, chilling, utterly brilliant; my thriller of the year' Lisa Jewell 'There is nothing more chilling than feeling comfortable about a situation only to realise that your trust has been dangerously misplaced ... a genuinely brilliant book' Elizabeth Haynes 'Some great twists and turns. One of my favourite books of 2012' Mark Edwards 'Possibly my favourite book of the year!' Louise Voss 'I started reading and couldn't stop ... a must-read that will tap into every mother's primal fears' Sophie Hannah

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