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Little Nothings

By: Julie Mayhew
Narrated by: Louise Williams
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Bloomsbury presents Little Nothings by Julie Mayhew, read by Louise Williams.

With friends like these, who needs enemies?

'Devilishly clever' Alice Clark-Platts
'Chillingly relatable' Sarah J Naughton
'A true single-sitting read' Alex Marwood

Liv Travers never knew real friendship until she met fellow mums Beth and Binnie. The three women become soulmates as they muddle through early parenthood together. They understand Liv like no one else does, not even Liv's husband, Pete. Then along comes Ange...

Ambitious, wealthy and somehow able to do it all under Ange’s guiding presence, the group finds new vigour and fresh aspirations – bigger houses, better schools, dinners at exclusive restaurants. But Liv is struggling to keep up with this expensive new lifestyle.

When the four families holiday together on a beautiiful Greek island, Liv seizes the opportunity to reclaim her place at the heart of the group. But she is soon to discover the true, devastating cost of a friendship with Ange...©2022 Julie Mayhew (P)2022 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Friendship Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting
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Critic reviews

Devilishly clever and beautifully written (Alice Clark-Platts)
Little Nothings delivers some searing and uncomfortable truths about motherhood and female friendship. Beautifully drawn characters, thrown together in the pressure cooker nightmare that is a group holiday. Entirely and chillingly relatable (Sarah J. Naughton)
A fun page-turner set on a Greek island paradise… This book balances edge-of-your-seat tension with gossipy fun as the friendships turn toxic, leading to a disturbing twist at the end. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Louise Candlish
Julie Mayhew so expertly feeds your dislike of the villainess that when our protagonist, Liv, gets together with a new friend and plans her murder, you're totally on board, if a bit taken aback by the enthusiasm you feel... Mayhew certainly gives Liane Moriarty a run for her money
Mayhew is brilliant on women and the complex ways in which their relationships can turn destructive. A true single-sitting read (Alex Marwood)
A well-written, absorbing story that cleverly illustrates the psychological impact of nurturing a true enemy in your midst (Rachel Abbott)
Mayhew explores both the affirming side of female friendships and the darker currents of judgmental talk, financial peer pressure, and neediness
Anchored by a deliciously layered and desperately unreliable narrator, Little Nothings enriches the familiar setup of an intruder shaking up a happy idyll with a compelling, creative structure and distinctive voice (BookPage, US)
Riveting
A shocking tale about loneliness, modern motherhood and toxic friendships
It’s a one-sitting read, at times uncomfortable but always entertaining. And the twist at the end – which I won’t ruin for you here ­– is as disturbing as they come
The compelling psyche of Liv, her inability to understand functioning relationships with those around her, including her husband and daughter, underpins the entire narrative, and her characterisation was both relatable and unsettling
Liv is a fully developed character whose palpable anxiety, desperation, and rage drive the diabolical plot to a calamitous conclusion. Lucy Foley fans, take note (Publishers Weekly, US)
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Really enjoyed this, loved the narration, the reader does the ‘mean girls’ type of voice perfectly! Just 1 star off 5 because I was frustrated and bemused by the ending?! Seemed rushed. Otherwise love it & will seek out more from this author.

Really enjoyable!

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Really enjoyed this book full of suspense and gripping story line look forward to the next book by this promising author

Excellent first novel full of suspense and gripping storyline

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Loved this and devoured it in less than 24 hours. I thought it was going to be the same old ‘friends on holiday falling out’ story. But it was so much darker. I need more from this author and now have a terrible book hangover.

Addictive

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Really enjoyed this and listened to it as fast as I could, loved the pacing and the switching tenses.

Great!

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Great performance from narrator and brilliant story, just felt a little deflated by the ending, not sure what I was expecting but felt like some loose ends remained.

Great narration

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