A WOMAN'S WORLD BEST NEW BOOK WINNER OF THE DAILY MAIL FIRST NOVEL COMPETITION "As convincing as it was gripping, a fabulous debut thriller."--Sunday Mirror If your whole life is a lie, who can you trust? Raised in a quiet rural community, Anna has always been taught that her mamma's rules are the only path to follow. But, on her eighteenth birthday, she defies her mamma for the first time in her life and goes to Astroland. She's never been allowed to visit Florida's biggest theme park, so why, when she arrives, does everything about it seem so
familiar? And is there a connection to the mysterious letter she receives that same day--a letter addressing her by a different name?
Rosie has grown up in the shadow of the missing sister she barely remembers, her family fractured by years of searching without leads. Now, on the fifteenth anniversary of her sister's disappearance, the media circus resumes as the funds dedicated to the search dry up, and Rosie vows to uncover the truth herself. But can she find the answer before it tears her family apart?
Winner of the
Daily Mail First Novel Competition,
A Girl Named Anna is a psychologically riveting read that introduces Lizzy Barber as an outstanding new voice in suspense fiction.
Author: Lizzy Barber
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harlequin Sales Corp
Published: 09/03/2019
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780778308997
Original EditionReview Citation(s): Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/01/2019 pg. 56
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 07/29/2019
About the AuthorBarber, Lizzy: - Lizzy Barber studied English at Cambridge University. Having previously dabbled in acting and film development, she has spent the last ten years as head of marketing for a restaurant group. Her first novel, A Girl Named Anna, won the Daily Mail and Random House First Novel Prize 2017. She lives in London with her husband, a food writer. Visit Lizzy at lizzybarber.com or follow her on Twitter and Instagram @bylizzybarber.