Things We Have In Common - Tapa blanda

The next Gone Girl success story * * Independent on Sunday * * A pitch-black comedy thriller. This is a novel you read half covering your eyes, willing it not to venture where you fear it might. But of course it does, with great panache * * Guardian * * Kavanagh's command of raw suspense ensures that it grips from the very beginning * * Mail on Sunday * * The most chilling last line you'll read this year * * Independent on Sunday * * A brilliantly twisted coming-of-age tale . . . the story chillingly, compulsively unravels * * Sunday Express * * Kavanagh captures the voice of her troubled teen protagonist with clarity * * i * * A striking and highly enjoyable debut -- SOPHIE HANNAH A tale of loneliness and teenage obsession which could be the next Gone Girl success story * * Independent * * I love it. The voice is perfect, the writing sublime . . . beautifully endearing, a stunning book -- KEVIN BROOKS A highly compelling, truly excellent plot that will absolutely surprise you all the time, it is one of those stories that will leave you emotionally on edge - the final sentence is definitely going to come back to haunt me * * LivLovesBooks Blog * * Unsettling, deeply moving and very, very readable. I loved it -- NATHAN FILER * * The Shock of the Fall * * Genuinely chilling, this is one of the best books I've read this year * * Independent * * A first-person narrative that poignantly captures the loneliness of an unlovable teenager . . . There are moments of real poignancy . . . Kavanagh expertly brings out the pathos * * Guardian * * Insightful, compellingly plotted -- Costa First Novel Award 2015 judges Tipped as the next cult hit * * Daily Telegraph * *

Tasha Kavanagh worked in film editing for ten years, on features including Twelve Monkeys, Seven Years in Tibet and The Talented Mr Ripley. She has an MA in Creative Writing from UEA. She has published several children's books under her maiden name, Tasha Pym. She lives in Hertfordshire with her family. Her first novel Things We Have in Common has been shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2015 and the Guardian Not the Booker Prize.