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The grander the house. The darker the secrets. From bestselling author Ruth Kelly, The Gift is an electrifying winter read for fans of Lisa Jewell and Sarah Pearse. The Perfect Escape When struggling influencer couple Adele and Jack post a crowdfunding video online, they''re amazed when a mysterious benefactor offers to buy them an idyllic 17th century French chateau. It''s the lifeline they need to leave all their troubles behind and patch up their relationship after a rocky period. The Influencer For Adele, it''s a dream come true. She will post videos from the fairy tale setting, renovating the grand building as thousands of online subscribers follow their journey. But the chateau is not all it seems and the local community is far from welcoming. The Sister Then Adele''s videos suddenly stop. Her sister Erin travels to France to make sure she''s okay but the couple have vanished. Between the obsession of Adele''s fans, the unsettling history of the building and the claustrophobic secrecy of the nearby town, Erin must unravel the shocking truth behind why the anonymous investor gifted Adele and Jack their dream home in the first place . . .
About the author
Ruth Kelly is a journalist who has ghosted a string of Sunday Times top ten bestsellers – with The Prison Doctor, having sold over 250,000 copies, and The Governor, going straight in at number one on the Amazon charts and number five in the Sunday Times bestseller list.
Holiday destinations feature heavily in Ruth’s thriller writing having spent most of her life traveling and exploring the world. Her family relocated to Papua New Guinea when she was seven-years-old and the travel bug hasn’t let up since. The simmering threat of what lies beneath the surface, the dichotomy of how paradise can also be hell fascinates Ruth. Making a destination a character in its own right - both a friend and an enemy, not someone to be trusted – is a thread explored throughout her writing.
