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The Argument

A gripping psychological thriller with an incredible twist

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'OMG!!!!! This book is in my top 10 for 2019.' ¿¿¿¿¿, NetGalley Reviewer 'A devastatingly good book… if this doesn't leave you shuddering nothing will. Brilliantly well done.' ¿¿¿¿¿, NetGalley Reviewer 'It got me from page one and I couldn't stop reading 'til I found out how it would end.' ¿¿¿¿¿, Goodreads Reviewer It happens to every mother. One day, the daughter whose whole world you once were, becomes someone you barely know. And you don't know the secrets she's hiding… One night, 15-year-old Olivia comes home late from a party she was strictly forbidden from going to, and she and her mother, Hannah, start arguing. Soon Olivia speaks the words that every parent has heard from their teenage child: 'I hate you. You've ruined my life. And I'm never speaking to you again.' Olivia has never been an easy child, a sharp contrast to her easy-going, happy-go-lucky little sister. But Hannah thinks Olivia's outburst is the end of a normal family argument. In fact, it's only the beginning of a nightmare… After one day of silence, Hannah thinks Olivia is taking a teenage sulk too far. After two days, she starts to feel anxious that something more serious could be going on. After a week, when her daughter still hasn't spoken, Hannah knows that Olivia is hiding a bigger darkness - something that could threaten to tear their precious family apart… The Argument is an unputdownable psychological thriller that asks how far we can push our families before they finally break. Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, The Woman in the Window, and The Silent Patient. Readers are loving The Argument 'A fantastic story, so well written and emotional. I really enjoyed this and loved it more than the first book, which I also loved. I would highly, highly recommend this book.' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars 'Having a daughter the same age, I could totally relate. I raced through it, often with my heart in my throat! A fab book!' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars 'Tense, chilling page turner; started reading and from the first page, I was swept right in and like with any really good thriller, I read late into the night. So many twists that I never saw coming, so well written, highly recommend.' Netgalley Reviewer, 5 stars 'Am still in shock after reading this. This author is brilliant… a must read.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars 'A cleverly written book that surprised me at the end.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars 'I was fully taken by surprise by the ending. Jenkins played out the book well so that for the majority of the book, the reader takes the characters at face value.' Netgalley Reviewer

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30.11.2019

Olivia is a typical 15-year-old girl who is fighting with her parents about going to parties, who is unsure of how to dress and how to behave in school and daydreaming about finally getting away from her family. Except she isn’t. Her life has two sides: on the outside, there is the loving … Mehr Olivia is a typical 15-year-old girl who is fighting with her parents about going to parties, who is unsure of how to dress and how to behave in school and daydreaming about finally getting away from her family. Except she isn’t. Her life has two sides: on the outside, there is the loving mother in the caring home, on the inside, Olivia and her smaller sister Rosie grow up much more than overprotected. Their parents keep them away from the life outside their small home. They are allowed to school, but not much more. Never can they visit or invite friends, never can they really bond with anybody outside their family. When one evening Olivia sneaks out to go to a party, she sets in motion a series of events that will reveal much more about the family than just explain this very uncommon behaviour of the parents. The story is told alternately from Olivia’s and her mother Hannah’s perspective. Quite cleverly, Victoria Jenkins first makes you believe in a fairly ordinary phase of rebellion of a teenager. Olivia behaves just like any other girl her age and seems to overdramatise her family life. Yet, slowly and almost unnoticed, something else creeps in and step by step, the image and idea you formed about the family shifts until you have to throw all your assumptions over board. “The Argument” is a cleverly constructed psychological thriller which captivates the reader with the unexpected development of the characters. Both mother and daughter are actually equal protagonists, the age difference and uneven roles do not really make a difference. You focus on their subtle fight, the bits and pieces of their lives that lie beneath the surface and one after the other come out make them turn into realistic and multifaceted characters. While being occupied with the two women, you overlook the real danger and in the end, it is not easy to come to a final verdict on wrong-doings. A spell-binding novel which does not offer the immediate thrill but which captivates you at a certain point and in the end, does not leave you without a melancholy feeling. Weniger

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