Whatever You Love

Whatever You Love, from Louise Doughty - the bestselling author of Apple Tree Yard, now a major BBC 1 series - is a heart-wrenching psychological thriller about bereavement and revenge, desire and infidelity. "An incident-packed, emotionally fraught revenge tragedy... Emotionally raw, sexually frank, psychologically unpredictable." - The Guardian (UK)When two police officers knock on Laura's door, her life changes forever. Her nine-year-old daughter Betty has been killed in a hit-and-run car accident. When the death is ruled an accident, Laura takes revenge into her own hands. But will her daughter's killer be brought to justice? Laura's loss and bereavement re-open old wounds and she is thrown back to the story of her passionate love affair with Betty's father David, their marriage, and his subsequent love affair with another woman. "Like Zoe Heller, Doughty is masterful at combining the texture of ordinary, smugly middle-class, contemporary life with the hidden cliff edges of violence and hatred." - Sunday Telegraph (UK)Haunted by Laura's past and desire for revenge, Whatever You Love is a riveting psychological thriller that explores the lengths one mother is willing to go to for love.Shortlisted for the Costa Book Award | Longlisted for the Orange (Bailey's) Prize **A BIRD IN WINTER - THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM LOUISE DOUGHTY - AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW** FROM THE WRITER OF BBC SMASH HIT DRAMA CROSSFIRE SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD LONGLISTED FOT THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2011 Whatever You Love, from Louise Doughty - the bestselling author of Apple Tree Yard, now a major BBC 1 series - is a heart-wrenching psychological thriller about bereavement and revenge, desire and infidelity. Two police officers knock on Laura's door and her life changes forever. They tell her that her nine-year old daughter Betty has been hit by a car and killed. When justice is slow to arrive, Laura decides to take her own revenge and begins to track down the man responsible. Laura's grief also re-opens old wounds and she is thrown back to the story of her passionate love affair with Betty's father David, their marriage and his subsequent affair with another woman. Haunted by her past, and driven to breaking point by her desire for retribution, Laura discovers the lengths she is willing to go to for love. Whatever You Love, From Louise Doughty - The Bestselling Author Of Apple Tree Yard, Now A Major Bbc 1 Series - Is A Heart-wrenching Psychological Thriller About Bereavement And Revenge, Desire And Infidelity. Shortlisted For The Costa Novel Award Longlisted For The Orange Prize When Two Police Officers Knock On Laura's Door, Her Life Changes Forever. Her Nine-year-old Daughter Betty Has Been Killed In A Hit-and-run Car Accident. When The Death Is Ruled An Accident, Laura Takes Revenge Into Her Own Hands. But Will Her Daughter's Killer Be Brought To Justice? Laura's Loss And Bereavement Re-open Old Wounds And She Is Thrown Back To The Story Of Her Passionate Love Affair With Betty's Father David, Their Marriage, And His Subsequent Love Affair With Another Woman. Haunted By Laura's Past And Desire For Revenge, Whatever You Love Is A Riveting Psychological Thriller That Explores The Lengths One Mother Is Willing To Go To For Love. If You've Enjoyed Whatever You Love, You Might Also Like Apple Tree Yard By Louise Doughty. I study the photo in the same way that a spy might study the face of a counterpart in a rival organization. I am calm as I make this promise: I am going to find out what you love, then whatever it is, I am going to track it down and I am going to take it away from you. After the death of Laura's nine-year-old daughter, Betty, is ruled an accident in a hit-and-run, Laura decides to take revenge into her own hands, determined to track down the man responsible. All the while, her inner turmoil is reopening the old wounds of her passionate love affair with Betty's father, David, and his abandonment of the family for another woman. Haunted by her past and driven to a breaking point by her thirst for retribution, Laura discovers the unforeseen lengths she is willing to go to for love and vengeance. Longlisted for the Orange Prize and Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award, Louise Doughtys hauntingly beautiful investigation of love, loss, and revenge is a literary page-turner that will linger in your mind far after the cover closes. When a hit-and-run car crash claims Lauras daughter Betty, her life is turned upside down. But when the courts rule the death an accident, the lines dividing justice from punishment will blur as Laura embarks on her own quest for vengeance. Sure to captivate fans of Antoinette van Heugten and Sophie Hannah, as well as readers of Doughtys previous books Fires in the Dark and A Novel in a Year , among others, Whatever You Love is a poignant psychological story in which lifes greatest questions hang in the balance. AShortlisted for the Costa Book Award A? Longlisted for the Orange (Bailey's) Prize When two police officers knock on Laura's door, her life changes forever. Her nine-year-old daughter Betty has been killed in a hit-and-run car accident. When the death is ruled an accident, Laura takes revenge into her own hands. But will her daughter's killer be brought to justice?Laura's loss and bereavement re-open old wounds and she is thrown back to the story of her passionate love affair with Betty's father David, their marriage, and his subsequent love affair with another woman. Haunted by Laura's past and desire for revenge, Whatever You LoveApple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty When Two Police Officers Knock On Laura's Door, Her Life Changes Forever. Her Nine-year Old Daughter Betty Has Been Hit By A Car And Killed. Laura Is Left Both Devastated And Desperate For Revenge Against The Man Responsible For Betty's Death. By Louise Doughty. Nadat haar 8-jarige dochter is verongelukt, probeert een gescheiden moeder klaarheid te krijgen in haar leven An astonishing novel of love, loss, and revenge from highly acclaimed writer Louise Doughty