Overview

To become a Claybourne girl, she will have to betray one first. 1938. Gillian Larking, lonely and away at boarding school, is used to going unnoticed. But then she meets Violet Claybourne, her vibrant roommate who takes Gilly under her wing. Violet is unlike anyone Gilly has ever met, and she regales Gilly with tales of her grand family estate and her two elegant sisters. Gilly is soon entranced by stories of the Claybournes. So when Violet invites Gilly to meet her family at Thornleigh Hall, she can't believe her luck. But Gilly soon finds that, behind the grand facade of Thornleigh Hall, darkness lurks. Dazzled by the crumbling manor and Violet's enigmatic sisters, Gilly settles into the estate. But when a horrible accident strikes on the grounds, she is ensnared in a web of the sisters' making, forced to make a choice that will change the course of her life forever--because the Claybourne girls know how to keep secrets, even at the cost of one of their own. With ensnaring prose and layers of friendship, privilege, mental health, and more, The Undoing of Violet Claybourne is a poignant book club read with characters you won't soon forget.

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""[A] nail-biting experience with the Claybourne sisters, questioning choices that lead to a guttural, gobsmacking, and unforgettable ending."" -- ""Library Journal (starred review)"" ""A riveting must-read."" -- ""Booklist (starred review)"" ""Gothic fiction at its darkest and finest."" -- ""Erika Robuck, author of The Last Twelve Miles "" ""The crisp, posh English voice of Nathalie Buscombe introduces a quartet of young women whose lives are ruined by a freak shooting accident and the destructive aftermath that follows...The steadying voice of Buscombe leads listeners through the psychological turmoil. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award."" -- ""AudioFile"" ""The prologue sets the tone nicely, and the reader feels the suspense climb...Critchley does an excellent job of portraying an upper-class English family's decaying grandeur. This is a solid page-turner."" -- ""Historical Novel Society""

Author Information

Emily Critchley is an author whose young adult debut novel, Notes on my Family, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal, longlisted for the Branford Boase, and was named a Book of the Week. byt the London Sunday Times. She grew up in Essex and now lives in Hertfordshire where she works as a librarian. She has a first class BA degree in creative writing from London Metropolitan University and an MA with distinction in creative writing from Birkbeck University of London.

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