{"product_id":"9780008586409","title":"Our Beautiful Mess: The instant Sunday Times bestseller, a gripping must-read domestic thriller from the bestselling author of Just Between Us – perfect Christmas holiday reading for 2025!","description":"\u003ch2\u003e'Adele Parks consistently writes banger after banger, and \u003cem\u003eOur Beautiful Mess\u003c\/em\u003e might just be her best yet. Addictive and brilliant’ \u003cstrong\u003eLisa Jewell\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Had me gripped from beginning to end. Masterfully written with gut-punching twists and brimming with tension this is Adele Parks’ best book yet. Absolutely outstanding’ \u003cstrong\u003eClaire Douglas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e*****\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eConnie is determined to host the perfect Christmas. But as all her family come together, explosive revelations and long-held secrets are set to destroy everything important in her world …\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConnie can’t wait to have all her daughters back home for Christmas. It’s not just the excitement of the girls being together under one roof; uni student Fran is bringing a new boyfriend to stay. The empty nest will once again be full of friends, family and young love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet from the moment she sees Zac, Connie feels a deep unease. Zac reminds her of the worst mistake she has ever made: a man whose charm and good looks nearly destroyed her marriage. Then, Fran announces she’s pregnant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReeling from Fran’s news and terrified that her past might threaten her family’s future, Connie desperately tries to navigate a path forward. But there’s a much greater menace looming, because she’s not the only one who has something to hide. Someone in the house has another devastating secret. A deception which will put everyone Connie loves in shocking danger, and one of them will pay the ultimate price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eNumber One bestseller Adele Parks returns with an explosive and deeply emotional family drama which explores the lengths a parent will go to protect a child; for there’s nothing stronger than a woman whose family is under threat.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e*****\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Adele Parks has done it again. Grabbed me from page one and kept me there on the edge of my seat. Superb writing as ever. She simply gets better and better and better. You have to read this book!’ \u003cstrong\u003eRuth Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eObserver \u003c\/em\u003eThriller of the Month\u003c\/strong\u003e ‘A great read’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A barnstorming novel' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘My favourite Adele Parks novel yet! So brilliant, so compelling, so tense! The suspense builds and builds until the breathless conclusion. Utterly thrilling from start to finish\u003cem\u003e’ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLucy Clarke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Our Beautiful Mess\u003c\/em\u003e leaps straight to the top of my Adele Parks rankings – wise, intelligent, compassionate, with a masterful pulse of menace throughout. Utterly immersive’ \u003cstrong\u003eLouise Candlish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Breathe while you can. Adele Parks is back with a heart-in-mouth thriller that will have you frantically turning the pages’ \u003cstrong\u003eC L Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An addictive tale of family dynamics with layers of tension that grip relentlessly. A superbly crafted, thrilling ride’ \u003cstrong\u003eK L Slater\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘No-one does ‘family noir’ quite like Adele Parks and \u003cem\u003eOur Beautiful Mess\u003c\/em\u003e is an absolute masterclass – as one terrible mistake leaves a woman’s perfect life hanging by a thread’\u003cstrong\u003e T. M. Logan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Our Beautiful Mess\u003c\/em\u003e grabs you from page one and keeps you glued to the edge of your seat until the final sentence. Deliciously dark and addictive' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrime Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This well-plotted explosive family drama, with superb characterisation, is layered with tension and its pulse-raising dilemmas will have you on the edge of your seat'\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdele Parks, the Sunday Times bestselling author, once again proves her mastery in the psychological thrillers genre with her latest work. The story delves into the complexities of divorce and its impact on a family, providing a gripping narrative that readers won't be able to put down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Tm Logan (The Daughter), Freida Mcfadden (The Tenant), Lisa Jewell (Don’t Let Him In), Sue Watson (His First Wife), and Shari Lapena (Not a Happy Family).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adele Parks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889162211477,"sku":"9780008586409","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008586409_6e52bfaf-4102-4c87-845d-c9f9588fbfa1.jpg?v=1776888548","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008586409","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}