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Discover the debut novel from the iconic Richard & Judy book club champion

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'Romantic and rain-lashed. . . a stirring and intriguing read'
Louise Candlish
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'Gripping . . . captures the mystery and menace of Cornwall in glorious gothic style'
Liz Fenwick

'Highly readable, incredibly moving . . . Eloise had me turning pages late into the night'
Dorothy Koomson
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What secrets did she take to her grave?

Eloise and Cathy have been best friends since childhood, growing up together against the idyllic backdrop of Eloise's family home on the Cornish coast. When Eloise dies after a long battle with breast cancer, Cathy is devastated.

Cathy returns to Cornwall for the funeral, but soon begins to have disturbing dreams, implying that Eloise's death was not all it seems. With a history of depression, Cathy is only just recovering from a nervous breakdown and her husband Chris, a psychiatrist, is concerned that she is losing her grip on reality once again.

Stung by her husband's scepticism, Cathy decides to explore Eloise's mysterious past. But as she is drawn ever deeper into her friend's great - and tragic - secret, Cathy soon finds herself in unimaginable danger.
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WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT ELOISE AND JUDY FINNIGAN

'A moving meditation on grief, family bonds, motherhood and female friendship.' Sunday Express
'A haunting, pacy page-turner, with a real ghostly feel - a must read.' Fabulous Magazine
'Impressive debut.' Woman & Home
'A great first book from the Queen of the Book Club.' Essentials
'A warm and promising debut.' Daily Mail
'Judy deserves to be taken seriously as a writer of thoughtful, descriptive fiction.' Choice
'The kind of book you shouldn't start if you don't want to stay up all night.' Western Daily Press
'Haunting thriller.' Cornwall Today
'Atmospheric, creepy and original, Judy has written a blinder of a first novel.' Sun
'An assured first novel.' Choice magazine
'Keeps you guessing.' Sidmouth Herald
'Kept me glued to the pages until the very end.' Jersey Evening Post
'An absorbing, thought-provoking tale of family skeletons, betrayal and the enduring spirit of friendship.' Good Book Guide

She was a daughter, a wife, a mother. She was my friend. But what secrets did Eloise take to her grave? Compulsively-readable and haunting, this is the debut novel from Book Club champion, Judy Finnigan.

About the Author
Judy Finnigan is a bestselling author, television presenter and columnist. Her name became synonymous with discovering and sharing great fiction through the Richard and Judy Book Club, where authors including Clare Mackintosh, Liane Moriarty and Victoria Hislop were championed and brought to the attention of millions of readers. Both Judy's previous novels, Eloise and I Do Not Sleep, were Sunday Times Top Ten bestsellers.

Reviews
Atmospheric, creepy and original, Judy has written a blinder of a first novel * Sun *
Exudes a deep and soulful sense of place. Romantic and rain-lashed, du Maurier's Cornwall haunts the pages of Eloise as powerfully as the spirit of the elusive heroine herself. A stirring and intriguing read * Louise Candlish *
Judy Finnigan's gripping debut novel captures the mystery and menace of Cornwall in glorious gothic style * Liz Fenwick *
Highly readable, incredibly moving in parts, and with wonderful echoes of Daphne Du Maurier, Eloise had me turning pages late into the night * Dorothy Koomson *
A moving meditation on grief, family bonds, motherhood and female friendship * Sunday Express *
A haunting, pacy page-turner, with a real ghostly feel - a must read * Fabulous Magazine *
Impressive debut * Woman & Home *
A great first book from the Queen of the Book Club * Essentials *
A creepy ghost story . . . the real star of the book is Judy's beloved Cornwall - a wild beautiful backdrop to the tale that is almost a character in itself * Bella *
[Eloise] has a life of its own thanks to Finnigan's lack of pretension, light touch and obvious passion for the Cornish landscape, which is so lovingly described it's almost a character in its own right. A warm and promising debut * Daily Mail *
Having run a wildly successful book club, championing new fiction, it was perhaps inevitable that Judy Finnigan should turn her hand to novel-writing. Eloise has nods to Daphne du Maurier and Emily Bronte in its vividly evoked Cornwall setting and story of a woman haunted in her dreams by the best friend who died of cancer. No vanity project this, Judy deserves to be taken seriously as a writer of thoughtful, descriptive fiction * Choice *
Haunting thriller * Cornwall Today *
An assured first novel * Choice magazine *
An absorbing, thought-provoking tale of family skeletons, betrayal and the enduring spirit of friendship * Good Book Guide *



Book Information
ISBN 9780751548600
Author Judy Finnigan
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Sphere
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 301g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 127mm * 30mm