Lucy Scott
When Polly Evans set off on a journey around Spain by bicycle, she found more adventures than he had bargained for. She survived nail-biting encounter with a sprightly pig, escaped over-zealous suitors, had her morality questioned by the local, and indulged her love of regional cooking. While she pedalled, Polly pondered some of the more lurid details of Spanish history - the king who collected pickled heads and the unfortunate duchess who lost
...Sophie, bereft after the loss of her mother and her husband's betrayal, walks out. She seeks refuge with her friend Jill on the Isle of Wight, not suspecting she is about to be drawn into another crisis. For Jill, a psychologist, has her own complex research for persuading Sophie to stay. Over the cliffs at Blue Slipper Bay, Nick lives in a beach hut, walled in by his own guilt and grief, finding solace in resurrecting the forgotten gardens of
..."Told mostly in conversation, this novel about a toxic friendship hinges on the quality of its narration. Luckily for listeners, Lucy Scott and Antonia Beamish deliver terrific performances of women who really aren't good for each other."- AudioFile
Following the intense, toxic friendship of two kindred spirits across their lifetimes, The Best Friend is a dark, suspenseful novel and first standalone from Jessica Fellowes,