The Parents by Claire Seeber
Genre: Domestic thriller, Domestic drama, Suspense
Read: 23rd October 2021
Published: 25th October 2021
DESCRIPTION:
The other parents all seem so perfect. But it’s not long before I realise: I should have never made friends with them…
I knew it wouldn’t be easy for my kids to adjust when we moved to a tiny village where they didn’t know a soul. But after the death of my husband, we needed a fresh start.
Suddenly, we’re outsiders. I know the only way we’ll be accepted is if I throw myself into my new life, so when my son joins a local club, I volunteer to help along with the other parents.
Before moving here, I didn’t know people like this really existed; their lives seem too perfect to be real. Although my own life couldn’t be more different, they welcome me into the fold. For the first time since my husband died, I feel like I made the right decision for my family…
That is until I overhear something that tells me these other parents aren’t as perfect as they seem. Something that turns my world upside down again.
My secret has already ruined my life once. I thought the truth had died with my husband… I should have known that it wouldn’t be buried for long.
A completely addictive page-turner about the secrets and lies hiding beneath seemingly perfect lives. Fans of Big Little Lies, Lisa Jewell and Louise Candlish will be absolutely hooked by this pacey read with a jaw-dropping twist you just won’t see coming.
EXTRACT:
PROLOGUE
Sunday 1 November
The thing was, people agreed later, it was almost impossible to see the movement, the camera footage was so dark and grainy. But once you knew it was there, once you knew what you were meant to focus on, it was impossible to stop looking.
It was the object bobbing in the black water, of course, that drew the eye first. An old wooden pallet?
Or actually, maybe a big sports bag, which would make sense, given the setting. No, it was definitely an old Puffa jacket, arms spread, made puffier and swollen from the weight of the water it had taken on. Only... if you stared hard enough, you could definitely see, there in the left-hand corner, just at the edge of frame, a figure, moving into the trees.
Yes, definitely a figure. And then, slinking from the shadows of the dense woodland behind, a huge animal – a dog, presumably, fur glinting inthe moonlight, almond eyes flashing white on the grainy film.
Although... no, it couldn’t be a wolf...Could it?
MEET THE AUTHOR:
Claire has been CWA Dagger-nominated, also writes for stage and screen, and today studies psychotherapy, as well as (trying to) manage a home of slightly feral children and animals. Luckily her very nice partner helps too.
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