In My House

Alex Hourston

ISBN 10: 0571316689 / ISBN 13: 9780571316687

Published by Faber & Faber, 2016

Maggie lives a life of careful routines and measured pleasures. But everything changes when, walking through Gatwick airport, she is approached by a young woman who whispers a single word: 'Help.' Maggie's actions save Anja from her brutal trafficker. Then Anja makes contact, and quickly insinuates herself into Maggie's ordered life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238. . 2016. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KSG0019205

Synopsis:

Maggie lives a life of careful routines and measured pleasures. But everything changes when, walking through Gatwick airport, she is approached by a young woman who whispers a single word: 'Help.'

Maggie's actions save Anja from her brutal trafficker. However, when the story runs in a newspaper, Maggie is panicked by the publicity and the strange phone calls she begins to receive. Then Anja makes contact, and quickly insinuates herself into Maggie's ordered life . . .

About the Author: After fifteen years writing strategy for advertising agencies, Alex Hourston took a break to go back to university and her first love, books. In My House was published by Faber in 2015. Alex lives outside Brighton with her family. This is her second novel., After fifteen years writing strategy for advertising agencies, Alex Hourston took a break to go back to university and her first love, books. She completed a Masters in English and started a PhD, but put it aside when the idea for this novel surfaced. Alex lives outside Brighton with her family. She is working on her second novel, an exploration of infidelity and emotional inheritance.

Bibliographic Details

Title: In My House
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New