Beautiful Malice

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So. Were you glad, deep down? Were you glad to be rid of her? Your perfect sister? Were you secretly glad when she was killed? Following a horrific tragedy that leaves her once perfect family devastated, Katherine Patterson moves to a new city, starts at a new school, & looks forward to a new life of quiet anonymity. But when Katherine meets the gregarious & beautiful Alice Parrie her resolution to live a solitary life becomes difficult. Katherine is unable to resist the flattering attention that Alice pays her & is so charmed by Alices contagious enthusiasm that the two girls soon become firm friends. Alices joie de vivre is transformative; it helps Katherine forget her painful past & slowly, tentatively, Katherine allows herself to start enjoying life again. But being friends with Alice is complicated
- & as Katherine gets to know her better she discovers that although Alice can be charming & generous she can also be selfish & egocentric. Sometimes, even, Alice is cruel. & when Katherine starts to wonder if Alice is really the kind of person she wants as a friend, she discovers something else about Alice
- she doesnt like being cast off. Shocking & utterly absorbing, Rebecca James strong narrative will grip readers from the very first page." Beautiful Malice" has become a publishing phenomenon, sparking numerous auctions worldwide, selling to 27 countries, & launching a previously unknown writer into the centre of the international book market.