Kirjahaku

You've read about the Finbow trial. You've seen it in the tabloids. You've watched it when it appeared on the news, unable to peel your eyes away from the spectacle of it all.Famous, wealthy Anna Finbow, standing in court, accusing therapist Jean Guest of brainwashing her daughter Mary to access to her trust fund.Jean, claiming that the dark memories she's helped Mary uncover are real. That therapy has offered her a chance to finally heal.I'll tell you now that you shouldn't believe either of them.Only I can tell you the truth. But everything I say is in her defence.

As a sensational celebrity libel trial unfolds, a young woman at the periphery secretly wields the power to make or break the case. But with her own hidden past, will she dare to speak up? Everyone is watching. Only one person knows the truth. The whole country has been riveted by the trial: Beloved TV star and national treasure Anna Finbow, standing in court, accusing her daughter's therapist Jean Guest of brainwashing her daughter Mary for her own financial gain. Jean insists Mary's traumatic memories arise from her upbringing and her time studying at a prestigious art school in Rome; wounds only Jean's therapy can heal. But as the trial unfolds, it's Augusta "Gus" Bird, Anna's former employee--a seemingly insignificant bystander, a nobody--who holds the key to unraveling the tangled web of lies and deceit. What really happened to Mary in Rome? And if her memories can't be trusted, how will they ever uncover the truth behind her estrangement? Twisty and propulsive, In Her Defense is a compulsively readable debut for fans of Lucy Foley and Laura Dave.

'Smart, elegant and endlessly unsettling' ABIGAIL DEAN 'A brilliant mix of courtroom drama, psychological thriller and love story' JP DELANEY 'A stunning debut' ERIN KELLY'I was completely hooked from the first page to the very last!' MEGAN MIRANDA'Beautifully written and brilliantly addictive' VALERIE KEOGH 'Haunting and twisty' LIV CONSTANTINE'I devoured it' DEBBIE HOWELLS 'A star-making debut' JULIA HEABERLIN Everyone is watching . . . Wealthy and famous, Anna Finbow stands in court, accusing therapist Jean Guest of brainwashing her daughter Mary to gain access to her trust fund. Jean claims that the dark memories she's helped Mary uncover are real. That therapy has offered her a chance to finally heal from childhood trauma, and she would be better off away from her family's damaging influence. I'll tell you now . . . you shouldn't believe either of them. A fiercely intelligent psychological thriller of obsessive friendship, toxic families and the precarious nature of therapy, from an exceptional new talent. READERS ARE RAVING ABOUT IN HER DEFENCE 'WHAT. A. BOOK. I just finished and I am totally shook' ????? 'Twisty, thrilling and unputdownable. If I could give it more than five stars I would' ????? 'This book is so suspenseful it practically feels like horror' ????? 'Razor-sharp plotting and deeply believable characters' ????? 'I LOVE a courtroom drama, but this was so much more!' ?????