In Her Defence

Informationen zum Autor Philippa Malicka grew up in Essex and now lives in London. Her journalism has appeared in the Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Times and she is a graduate of the Fiction MA at the University of East Anglia. In Her Defence is her first novel. In 2019, it was longlisted for the Bridport First Novel Award. Klappentext 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. Vorwort Anatomy of a Scandal meets The Talented Mr Ripley in this juicy, page-turning courtroom drama about family, privilege, the dark side of therapy and the slippery nature of memory, perfect for fans of Patricia Highsmith, Abigail Dean and Gillian Flynn. Zusammenfassung 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.

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Anatomy of a Scandal meets The Talented Mr Ripley in this juicy, page-turning courtroom drama about family, privilege, the dark side of therapy and the slippery nature of memory, perfect for fans of Patricia Highsmith, Abigail Dean and Gillian Flynn.

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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.