Louise O'Neill

From #1 bestselling author of IDOL comes an addictive new book club mystery, perfect for fans of DAISY JONES AND THE SIX and I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED'A glamorous, sexy, fascinating read about damaged people and what really happens to child-stars' - Marian Keyes, internationally bestselling author of Again, Rachel**THE INSTANT IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER!**2002Twin sisters Madeline and Chelsea Stone are joint stars of the AtomicKids sitcom Double Trouble, but everyone knows it’s Maddie who shines most brightly. Until Chelsea beats her sister out for the role of a lifetime and is catapulted into the spotlight. But just as Chelsea’s star reaches impossible new heights, Maddie disappears. 2025Chelsea Stone retired from acting after her sister’s disappearance – but living life under the radar is easier said than done when you’re the most famous woman of your generation. When a storage locker is found containing heart-breaking truths about the year Maddie went missing, Chelsea feels a flicker of hope for the first time in twenty years. This is her chance to discover what really happened to her twin, but to follow the trail, is she ready to face the past and step back into the spotligh? raise for Whatever Happened to Madeline Stone?'Utterly addictive. Her best book yet' - Andrea Mara, Sunday Times bestselling author of All Her Fault'Unflinching, devastating and gripping whilst masterfully weaving hope and courage in its aftermath' - Nikita Gill, bestselling author of Hekate'Razor-sharp and utterly spellbinding' - Catherine Doyle, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Dagger and the Flame'Confronting, compulsive and profound' - Sophie White, award-winning author of My Hot Friend'Addictive, propulsive and deliciously enraging' - Daisy Buchanan, bestselling author of Insatiable'I devoured the book in two sittings - with so many talking points, it's destined to be a book club hit' - Hannah Beckerman, bestselling author of The Forgetting‘This is O’Neill at her best, combining compelling characters and plot with incisive commentary on fame, power and men’s bad behaviour’ RED‘Emotional and compelling, the story exposes the cost of celebrity, and how ambition and scrutiny can shape – and destroy – family bonds’ WOMAN & HOME‘Addictive and nostalgic, this one’s perfect for group chats and book clubs’ HEAT'Y2K is back, baby! I love this woman Louise O'Neill and just wish she wrote twice as fast' ? ?'It’s a gripping mystery that doesn’t shy away from the darker side of Hollywood and I loved it!' ? ?'If there’s one author who guarantees an instant TBR reshuffle, it’s Louise O'Neill . . . A thought-provoking, unputdownable read' ? ?'Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid will love this. I can't recommend it highly enough. Simply superb! All hail Queen Louise!' ? ?'Wow! A phenomenal read from a superb writer that cannot be missed' ? ?'Will I ever meet a Louise O’Neill book I won’t give 5 stars to? I don’t think so!' ? ?

2002. Twin sisters Madeline and Chelsea Stone are joint stars of the AtomicKids sitcom Double Trouble, but everyone knows it s Maddie who shines most brightly. Until Chelsea beats her sister out for the role of a lifetime and is catapulted into the spotlight. And just as Chelsea s star reaches impossible new heights, Maddie disappears. 2025. Chelsea Stone retired from acting after her sister s disappearance but living life under the radar is easier said than done when you re the most famous woman of your generation. When a storage locker is found containing heart-breaking truths about the year Maddie went missing, Chelsea feels a flicker of hope for the first time in twenty years. This is her chance to discover what really happened to her twin, but to follow the trail she ll have to face the past and step back into the spotlight ...

'Follow your heart and speak your truth.' For Samantha Miller's young fans - her 'girls' - she's everything they want to be. She's an oracle, telling them how to live their lives, how to be happy, how to find and honour their 'truth'. And her career is booming: she's just hit three million followers, her new book Chaste has gone straight to the top of the bestseller lists and she's appearing at sell-out events. Determined to speak her truth and bare all to her adoring fans, she's written an essay about her sexual awakening as a teenager, with her female best friend, Lisa. She's never told a soul but now she's telling the world. The essay goes viral. But then - years since they last spoke - Lisa gets in touch to say that she doesn't remember it that way at all. Her memory of that night is far darker. It's Sam's word against Lisa's - so who gets to tell the story? Whose 'truth' is really a lie? 'You put yourself on that pedestal, Samantha. You only have yourself to blame.'

When Sarah falls for Matthew, she falls hard. So it doesn't matter that he's twenty years older. That he sees her only in secret. That, slowly but surely, she's sacrificing everything else in her life to be with him. Sarah's friends are worried. Her father can't understand how she could allow herself to be used like this. And she's on the verge of losing her job. But Sarah can't help it. She is addicted to being desired by Matthew. And love is supposed to hurt. Isn't it?

'A soul-shattering novel that will leave your emotions raw. This story will haunt me forever. Everyone should read it' Guardian In a small town where everyone knows everyone, Emma O'Donovan is different. She is the special one - beautiful, popular, powerful. And she works hard to keep it that way. Until that night ...Now, she's an embarrassment. Now, she's just a slut. Now, she is nothing. And those pictures - those pictures that everyone has seen - mean she can never forget. For fans of Caitlin Moran, Marian Keyes and Jodi Picoult. BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2015. The award-winning, bestselling novel about the life-shattering impact of sexual assault, rape and how victims are treated.

Egy szép új világ, ahol a lányok már nem természetes úton születnek. Ahol a nőket az iskolákban csak arra tanítják meg, hogyan tudnak örömet okozni a férfiaknak, miután kikerültek a való világba. A végzős év után a legmagasabb értékelést kapott lányok házastársakká válhatnak, hogy tehetős és befolyásos férjük mellett fiúkat szüljenek. A többi lány jövője mint szeretők és tanárok leírhatatlanul kegyetlen. Freida és Isabel legjobb barátnők, és biztosak abban, hogy évfolyamuk kiválóságaiként mindketten feleségek lesznek. De ahogy egyre feszültebbé válik az utolsó év, ahogy egyre nő a nyomás, hogy tökéletesek legyenek, Isabel önsanyargatásba kezd, veszélyeztetve az egyetlen lényeges dolgot: a szépségét. A leendő férjek pedig megérkeznek, csak arra várva, hogy menyasszonyt válasszanak maguknak Freidának meg kell küzdenie a jövőjéért még akkor is, ha ez azt jelenti, hogy el kell árulnia az egyetlen embert, akit szeret és aki viszont szereti.