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When her beloved nanny, Hannah, left without a trace in the summer of 1988, seven-year-old Jocelyn Holt was devastated. Haunted by the loss, Jo grew up bitter and distant, and eventually left her parents and Lake Hall, their faded aristocratic home, behind. Thirty years later, Jo returns to the house and is forced to confront her troubled relationship with her mother. But when human remains are accidentally uncovered in a lake on the estate, Jo begins to question everything she thought she knew. Then an unexpected visitor knocks on the door and Jo's world is destroyed again. Desperate to piece together the gaping holes in her memory, Jo must uncover who her nanny really was, why she left, and if she can trust her own mother ... In this compulsively readable tale of secrets, lies, and deception, Gilly Macmillan explores the darkest impulses and desires of the human heart. Diabolically clever, The Nanny reminds us that sometimes the truth hurts so much you'd rather hear the lie.
About the Author
Gilly Macmillan is the Sunday Times & New York Times bestselling author of THE NANNY (out 2019) . Also WHAT SHE KNEW (previously published as BURNT PAPER SKY in some territories) , THE PERFECT GIRL, ODD CHILD OUT & I KNOW YOU KNOW. Gilly is Edgar Award nominated and an ITW award finalist. Her books have been translated into over 20 languages.She grew up in Swindon, Wiltshire and also lived in Northern California. She studied History of Art at Bristol University and the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.Gilly lives in Bristol, UK with her family and writes full time. She's currently working on her sixth novel.Author photo Céline Nieszawer/Leextra
