The Home

When the body of pregnant, fifteen-year-old Hope Lacey is discovered in a churchyard on Christmas morning, the community is shocked, but unsurprised. For Hope lived in The Home, the residence of three young girls, whose violent and disturbing pasts have seen them cloistered away... As a police investigation gets underway, the lives of Hope, Lara and Annie are examined, and the staff who work at the home are interviewed, leading to shocking and distressing revelations ... and clear evidence that someone is seeking revenge.

A gritty, dark and devastating psychological thriller, THE HOME is also an emotive drama and a piercing look at the underbelly of society, where children learn what they live ... if they are allowed to live at all.

“Praise for Exquisite: 'A perfect literary thriller. A moving, gripping story told in beautiful prose. The twists keep coming until the very last page. I loved this book' Erin Kelly 'Slickly claustrophobic' Sarah Pinborough 'It already feels like a summer bestseller' Sunday Times 'Whip-smart, lushly written and truly page-turning ... Sarah Stovell is a thrilling talent' Holly Seddon 'Sarah Stovell writes beautifully' Essie Fox 'Addictive, terrifying and beautifully written ... up there with the best psychological thrillers I've ever read' Chris Whittaker 'Beautifully written, atmospheric and sexy ... a satisfying psychological thriller with real class' Cass Green 'Cunningly constructed and gorgeously written, this is outstanding' Daily Express 'Kept me reading long into the night ... utterly compelling' James MacManus, TLS”

The characters are so untrustworthy you wont know what to believe, but you won't put it down till you've found out. A superb debut - Sunday Mirror

Cunningly constructed and gorgeously written, this is outstanding - Express

A moving, gripping story ... twists keep coming till the very last page. I loved it. - Erin Kelly

Slickly claustrophobic, this arch story of obsessive, forbidden love taken to the extreme will have you squirming in your seat - Sarah Pinborough

Mind-blowingly good - Julie Burchill

Sarah Stovell was born in 1977 and spent most of her life in the Home Counties before a season working in a remote North Yorkshire youth hostel made her realise she was a northerner at heart. She now lives in Northumberland with her partner and two children and is a lecturer in Creative Writing at Lincoln University. Her debut psychological thriller, Exquisite, was called 'the book of the summer' by Sunday Times.

When the body of pregnant, fifteen-year-old Hope Lacey is discovered in a churchyard on Christmas morning, the community is shocked, but unsurprised. For Hope lived in The Home, the residence of three young girls, whose violent and disturbing pasts have seen them cloistered away... As a police investigation gets underway, the lives of Hope, Lara and Annie are examined, and the staff who work at the home are interviewed, leading to shocking and distressing revelations ... and clear evidence that someone is seeking revenge.A gritty, dark and devastating psychological thriller, THE HOME is also an emotive drama and a piercing look at the underbelly of society, where children learn what they live ... if they are allowed to live at all.

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