‘A compassionately crafted psychological drama’ -Harper’s Bazaar UK

“ tense, ultimately cathartic psychological drama…Day’s cleverness lies in fashioning from these ingredients a pacy, stylish thriller in which suspense is accompanied by fist-pumping feminism and, perhaps toughest of all, hope.”- The Guardian It shows that, when faced with motherhood, a woman will do absolutely anything in her power to protect what she has… Magpie is sharp, beguiling and dramatic, with a twisting plot that will keep readers guessing until the end.” - Newsweek Magpie shocks and distresses in a way that only good psychological thrillers can, but it also provides a catharsis, depicting the frustrations of womanhood in all forms. “A taut domestic psychological thriller…. “Welcome to ‘Single White Female’ With a Maternal Twist … as much as countless book jackets in recent years have asserted otherwise, few have approached virtuoso, go-big-or-go-home approach…the narrative matches how it feels to be suffering through pregnancy anxiety, fears of romantic betrayal, in-law strife, body horror … mimics the many shocks of womanhood.”- Megan Abbott, New York Times Book Review

It is f***ing great, plain and simple.' -STANLEY TUCCI 'Elizabeth Day's Magpie is at once eerie, darkly funny and very touching. Jake doesn’t know the half of what Marisa has created-and what she stands to lose.įor fans of Gone Girl and The Perfect Nanny, Magpie is a “tense” ( The Guardian), “gorgeous” (Lisa Taddeo, bestselling author of Three Women), “completely, terrifyingly brilliant” (Marian Keyes, author of Grown Ups) novel about mothers and children, envy and possession, and the dangers of getting everything you’ve ever dreamed of. In her quest to find out who Kate really is, Marisa might destroy everything she’s worked so hard to create-her perfect romance, her perfect family, and her perfect self. Who is this woman? Why does she seem to know everything about Marisa and Jake?

To make matters worse, Kate’s boundary-pushing turns into an all-out obsession-with Jake, with Marisa, and with their future child. But Marisa doesn’t let it concern her, knowing that soon Kate will be gone, and it will just be her, Jake, and their future baby.Ĭonceiving a baby is easier said than done, though, and Jake and Marisa’s perfect relationship is put to the test through months of fertility treatments and false starts. Sure, Kate doesn’t seem to care much about personal boundaries and can occasionally seem overly familiar with Jake. And Kate, their new lodger, is the perfect roommate-and not just because her rent payments will give them the income they need to start trying for the baby of their dreams.Įxcept-no one is truly perfect. “Great, plain and simple” (Stanley Tucci).

Parrish comes a twisty psychological suspense novel about motherhood, obsession, and just how far some will go for the perfect family.

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