Darling Girls

A thrilling page-turner about sisterhood, secrets, love and murder by Sally Hepworth, the New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate and The Mother-in-Law. It's not just secrets buried at Wild Meadows. For as long as they can remember, Jessica, Norah and Alicia have been told how lucky they are. Rescued from their own family tragedies, they were raised by a loving foster mother on an idyllic farming estate and given an elusive second chance for a happy family life. But the girls' childhood wasn't quite the fairy tale everyone thinks it was. And when a body is discovered under the home they grew up in, the three foster sisters find themselves thrust into the spotlight as key witnesses. It's time for them to return home as adults. The only question is are they innocent victims or the prime suspects for murder? With darkly comic timing and insidiously twisting plots, Sally Hepworth's novels are guaranteed to keep you turning the pages . . . Authors love Sally Hepworth: 'Completely compulsive' - Jane Harper 'Women's fiction at its finest' - Liane Moriarty 'Smart suspenseful, brimming with secrets' - Kate Morton 'Clever, chilling and beautifully crafted' - Adele Parks Reviewers love Sally Hepworth: 'Very sensitively told' - Daily Mail 'Compels from the first page' - Heat 'Stunningly clever' - People Readers love Sally Hepworth: ***** 'I absolutely loved it and couldn't put it down!' ***** 'Twists and turns from start to finish!!' ***** 'Suspenseful, and twisty, the most fantastically compulsive reading' ***** 'I was gripped from start to finish and I literally couldn't turn the pages fast enough' Review: Sally Hepworth's Darling Girls is the kind of story that grabs you hard and doesn't let go. Easily one of the best books I've read all year. An absolute page-turner from first word to last, and a story told with wit and compassion. It's got HUGE HIT written all over it, and I'm going to be pressing it into the hands of everyone I know. A superb and haunting mystery -- Jane Harper, bestselling author of Exiles Author Biography: Sally Hepworth is the bestselling author of The Secrets of Midwives, The Things We Keep, The Mother's Promise, The Family Next Door, The Mother-in-Law, The Good Sister, The Younger Wife and The Soulmate. Hollywood actress and producer Amy Poehler has optioned The Mother-in-Law for a TV series. Sally's books have been labelled 'enchanting' by the Herald Sun and 'smart and engaging' by Publishers Weekly, and New York Times bestselling authors Liane Moriarty and Emily Giffin have praised Sally's novels as 'women's fiction at its finest' and 'totally absorbing'. Sally's novels are available worldwide in English and have been translated into more than ten languages. Sally lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband and three children.