Madwoman

Author: Bieker, Chelsea

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 5 September 2024 by Oneworld Publications in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 336 pages
241 x 164 x 32 | 540g

 Chelsea Bieker breathes thrilling, risky energy into the familiar trope of the madwoman... A well-paced and absorbing page-turner. New York TimesCLOVE HAS SPENT YEARS BUILDING THE PERFECT LIFE. ITS ABOUT TO COME CRASHING DOWN.

To the outside world, Clove has it all. But then a letter arrives from a womens prison in California – a letter that threatens to expose the secrets of a past she has worked so hard to hide. Thanks to her lies, Clove has the life of her dreams, complete with a kind, reliable husband, two adorable children and a stable family home. So what, if silencing the memories of her own abusive childhood means racking up a little credit card debt or obsessing about her wellness routine? Nothing to see here. But secret past and insta-perfect present are about to collide thanks to her mothers unwelcome return, and soon Clove becomes caught up in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the very people she thought she had outrun.

Brave, hilarious and full of surprising twists, Madwoman is a story about violence, recovery, and Cloves refusal to be defined by her worst experiences.

A truly stunning read – this is my book of the year. Ella Berman A Time Magazine Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2024