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The Sunday Girl by Pip Drysdale

The Sunday Girl

A Novel

by Pip Drysdale

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  • May 2020, 288 pages
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Any woman who's ever been involved with a bad, bad man and been dumped will understand what it feels like to be broken, broken-hearted, and bent on revenge.

Taylor Bishop is hurt, angry, and wants to destroy Angus Hollingsworth in the way he destroyed her: 'Insidiously. Irreparably. Like a puzzle he'd slowly dissembled, stolen a couple of pieces from, and then discarded, knowing that nobody would ever be able to put it back together ever again.'

So Taylor consults The Art of War and makes a plan. Then she takes the next irrevocable step one that will change her life forever.

Things start to spiral out of her control and The Sunday Girl becomes impossible to put down. It's a tale of love gone wrong...and revenge done right.

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"A gripping psychological thriller." - Daily Telegraph, Australia

"The Girls Club of psychological thrillers has a worthy new member. " - Herald Sun, Australia

"You know that things cannot end well, but you can't turn away or stop reading this gripping novel." - Canberra Weekly

"I was definitely hooked by the sharp, pacy writing and twisty plot of this intriguing psychological thriller." - New Zealand Weekly

"An addictive debut psychological thriller, which explores the darkness of abusive relationships." - New Idea

"The Girl On The Train meets Before I Go To Sleep, you won't be able to resist turning the page." - Family Circle, Australia

"...an abrasive thriller that will leave readers with a bit of a burn." - Booklist

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This book is incredible. I read the entire thing in just over 24 hours. a gripping story, so hard to put this book down. If you're interested in twisted romance with thriller this book is for you.

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Pip Drysdale

Pip Drysdale is a writer, actor and musician who grew up in Africa and Australia. At 20 she moved to New York to study acting, worked in indie films and off-off Broadway theater, started writing songs and made four records. After graduating with a BA in English, Pip moved to London where she dated some interesting men and played shows across Europe. The Sunday Girl is her first novel and she is working on a second.

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