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The Rival is an addictive psychological suspense about ambition, female rivalry and motherhood and how far you´d go to get what you want.

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An addictive psychological suspense about ambition, female rivalry, and how far you´d go to get what you want. ´A Chilling read with a killer twist´
The Sun

NOW
Helena is a career woman with no job and a mother without a baby. She blames Ashley for destroying her life. But is what happened really Ashley´s fault?

THEN
When Helena hires Ashley to work for her, she´s startled but impressed by her fierce ambition. They form a dream team and Helena is proud - maybe this is the protégée she´s always wanted to have. But soon Helena realizes that nothing will stand in the way of Ashley´s drive to get to the top. And when Helena becomes pregnant, everything she has worked so hard for is suddenly threatened, with devastating consequences...

´Brilliant and insidious´
Lucy Clarke, author of You Let Me In

´Absolutely terrific, a beautifully written debut from an exciting new voice in psychological fiction´ Cass Green, author of The Woman Next Door and Don´t You Cry

´A compelling addictive read... I absolutely loved it´
Karen Hamilton, author of The Perfect Girlfriend

´A chilling and compelling debut´
Lucy Dawson, author of The Daughter

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Brilliant and insidious Lucy Clarke, author of Last Seen

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Duckworth, Charlotte
Charlotte Duckworth has spent the past fifteen years working as an interiors and lifestyle journalist, writing for a wide range of consumer magazines and websites. She lives in Surrey with her partner and their young daughter. You can find out more on her website: charlotteduckworth.com.

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