SOON TO BE A MOTION PICTURE
Film rights sold to Notting Hill director Roger Michell and producer Kevin Loader
A new mother becomes convinced that her children are not her own…
Lauren, a new mother, is exhausted by the demands of her twin boys. Since coming home from the hospital, she rarely leaves the house. But it isn't only new motherhood keeping her there. Lauren knows someone is watching them and someone wants her babies. It started with an incident at the hospital and an emergency call in the middle of the night. No one believes her -- not her husband, not the police -- until one day in the park when everything changes. Is Lauren mad or does she know something no one else does?
A gripping novel that gets to the heart of a mother’s worst fears, and how often they are ignored.
Genre: Mystery
Film rights sold to Notting Hill director Roger Michell and producer Kevin Loader
A new mother becomes convinced that her children are not her own…
Lauren, a new mother, is exhausted by the demands of her twin boys. Since coming home from the hospital, she rarely leaves the house. But it isn't only new motherhood keeping her there. Lauren knows someone is watching them and someone wants her babies. It started with an incident at the hospital and an emergency call in the middle of the night. No one believes her -- not her husband, not the police -- until one day in the park when everything changes. Is Lauren mad or does she know something no one else does?
A gripping novel that gets to the heart of a mother’s worst fears, and how often they are ignored.
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"Viscerally creepy and compelling a contemporary dark fairy tale that reeled me in like tales of old." - Angela Clarke
"Deep. Dark. Utterly addictive. I read this extraordinary book in one, breathless gulp Be warned you can't unread this story. It will haunt you." - Teresa Driscoll
"Rich and satisfying, this is part who-done-it, part fairy tale, part psychological thriller. It delivers on all fronts and will continue to rattle you, long after you have put it down." - Felicity Everett
"A story that is in turn enthralling, creepy and downright sinister, Melanie Golding turns fairy tales on their heads A brilliant, heart-pounding read." - Lisa Hall
"A changeling-inspired page-turner of note with a highly satisfying ending, it’ll stay with you long after you’ve read it." - Sarah Lotz
"Dark, richly evocative, tense and thought-provoking. Taps into every woman's fear that she will not be believed." - Mel McGrath
"Chilling story, beautiful prose. Little Darlings is stunning." - Clare Mackintosh
"Riveting, terrifying and at times heartbreaking Melanie Golding’s disturbing portrait of a new mother’s paranoia is superbly written, cleverly plotted and gruesomely beautiful in an unforgettable way. A stunning debut and a uniquely creepy premise." - Annie Ward
"Little Darlings is brilliant beautifully written, disturbing and deliciously creepy." - Roz Watkins
"Deep. Dark. Utterly addictive. I read this extraordinary book in one, breathless gulp Be warned you can't unread this story. It will haunt you." - Teresa Driscoll
"Rich and satisfying, this is part who-done-it, part fairy tale, part psychological thriller. It delivers on all fronts and will continue to rattle you, long after you have put it down." - Felicity Everett
"A story that is in turn enthralling, creepy and downright sinister, Melanie Golding turns fairy tales on their heads A brilliant, heart-pounding read." - Lisa Hall
"A changeling-inspired page-turner of note with a highly satisfying ending, it’ll stay with you long after you’ve read it." - Sarah Lotz
"Dark, richly evocative, tense and thought-provoking. Taps into every woman's fear that she will not be believed." - Mel McGrath
"Chilling story, beautiful prose. Little Darlings is stunning." - Clare Mackintosh
"Riveting, terrifying and at times heartbreaking Melanie Golding’s disturbing portrait of a new mother’s paranoia is superbly written, cleverly plotted and gruesomely beautiful in an unforgettable way. A stunning debut and a uniquely creepy premise." - Annie Ward
"Little Darlings is brilliant beautifully written, disturbing and deliciously creepy." - Roz Watkins
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September 2019 : USA Library Binding
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ISBN: 1-4434-5684-5 / 978-1-4434-5684-5 (Canada edition)
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