The Unspeakable Truth

THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LOVE MARRIAGE AND BRICK LANE

Don’t make it worse. Don’t make a scene. Don’t say it out loud.

Best friends Nilofer and Imogen live in the same close London world: thriving careers, comfortable homes, children at the same good schools. They can tell each other everything - until suddenly they can’t. Then Imogen is murdered.

A man is arrested and the case seems closed, but Nilofer can’t shake the sense that something is off. As her need to understand what happened to her friend begins to consume her, she realises that saying the truth aloud could shatter everyone’s lives all over again.

The Unspeakable Truth is a propulsive novel from a master storyteller about truth and lies, family and friendship, class and identity, as well as a profound examination of what happens when we challenge the stories everyone around us wants to believe.

Praise for LOVE MARRIAGE:

‘Absolutely terrific’ JENNY COLGAN
‘An utterly unputdownable exploration of modern love’ STYLIST
‘Gloriously readable, acute, funny and sympathetic’ DAILY MAIL
‘A glorious tapestry of modern British family life’ METRO
‘A joy’ NAOISE DOLAN
‘I defy you to put this book down’ ADAM KAY
‘A surefire hit’ OBSERVER
‘Wildly entertaining … a bold and generous book’ FINANCIAL TIMES
‘Big-hearted, wry and tender’ HARPER’S BAZAAR
‘As engrossing and enjoyable as Brick Lane‘ SUNDAY TIMES
‘Rich, sensitive and gloriously entertaining’ TASH AW, TLS