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The New York Times bestselling author of What She Knew returns with an electrifying new novel about how the past will always find us...
"Literary suspense at its finest.”—Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Baby
“A wonderfully addictive book with virtuoso plotting and characters - for anyone who loved Girl on the Train, it’s a must read.”
— Rosamund Lupton
Zoe Maisey is a seventeen-year-old musical prodigy with a genius IQ. Three years ago, she was involved in a tragic incident that left three classmates dead. She served her time, and now her mother, Maria, is resolved to keep that devastating fact tucked far away from their new beginning, hiding the past even from her new husband and demanding Zoe do the same.
Tonight Zoe is giving a recital that Maria has been planning for months. It needs to be the performance of her life. But instead, by the end of the evening, Maria is dead.
In the aftermath, everyone—police, family, Zoe’s former solicitor, and Zoe herself—tries to piece together what happened. But as Zoe knows all too well, the truth is rarely straightforward, and the closer we are to someone, the less we may see.
- Sales Rank: #205084 in Books
- Published on: 2016-09-06
- Released on: 2016-09-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x 1.05" w x 5.31" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 464 pages
About the Author
Gilly Macmillan is the Edgar Nominated and New York Times bestselling author of What She Knew. She grew up in Swindon, Wiltshire and lived in Northern California in her late teens. She worked at The Burlington Magazine and the Hayward Gallery before starting a family. Since then she's worked as a part-time lecturer in photography, and now writes full-time. She resides in Bristol, England.
Review
“As the suspenseful, serpentine tale unreels from the alternating perspectives of several key players, readers will be rooting for the resilient, resourceful Zoe all the way to the perfectly executed final twists.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))
“With tightly drawn characters, a fascinating storyline and absolutely exquisite narration, THE PERFECT GIRL is sure to keep readers up all night. Gilly Macmillan proves once again to be a master of the written word and is quickly becoming one of my go-to authors. Literary suspense at its finest.” (Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Baby )
“I DEVOURED The Perfect Girl. An incredible page turner with awesome characters and suspense. Bravo.” (Kate White, New York Times bestselling author)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
SECOND CHANCES
By Laurel-Rain Snow
At fourteen, Zoe Guerin, a musical prodigy, was bullied by the kids at the school she attended as a scholarship student. In an attempt to fit in, she reacts to a dare and takes the driver’s seat after a party. An accident, with Zoe driving, led to the deaths of her three teenage passengers.
Now, three years later, she is performing in a new venue, trying to thrive in her Second Chance Life, with her mother Maria and stepfather, a step-brother Lucas, and a baby sister Grace. Chris, her stepfather, does not know about Zoe’s life in Devon. In the new life in Bristol, with her new name, Zoe Maisey, she has another chance.
But somehow, secrets always have a way of getting out, and something happens that night during the performance that will bring Zoe’s secrets to light. And before the night is over, her mother will be dead.
The Perfect Girl was a multi-layered tale of the various secrets, lies, and hidden moments that make up the lives of the characters. Multiple narrators show us each character’s particular view on events, including some of what actually happened to cause Zoe to crash that car. Why did her blood alcohol test high when she didn’t recall drinking anything? And how did the testimony of the bullies seal her fate?
Most of the characters had flaws and some were quite unlikeable. I felt more sympathetic toward Zoe, but just when I wanted to root for her, she would do something questionable, or her mind would follow some pathway that would make me doubt her. In the end, a decision she makes changes everything; can something wrong make a right?
I definitely disliked Chris, with his attitudes, his cold eyes, and the mean words he shouted. How did a script written by his genius son Lucas convey something meaningful, that Zoe would read and come to use to help make a decision? What would be the significance of Zoe’s conclusions about the script in light of what happened to her mother?
Other characters, like Tessa, Maria’s sister; her husband Richard, with his alcohol problems; and Sam, the solicitor who helped Zoe with her case…all added something to the story, making it impossible to put down. A book that made me think about family dynamics and the issues that can lead to wrong choices, and what must happen to turn things right again. 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
A gripping story of murder, love, loss, and twisted justice
By Patto
Zoe Guerin is fourteen and already a gifted pianist. This cuts no ice, though, with the popular kids at the upscale school she’s attending on scholarship. Her attempts to party with the in-crowd result in a horrific accident that leaves three teenagers dead. Zoe is incarcerated for eighteenth months.
When the story opens, Zoe is living in a McMansion with her mother, stepfather and two stepsiblings. A wonderful second-chance life is beginning. Everything is perfect, from the décor to the decorum of the family. But there are betrayals brewing, secrets waiting to erupt, acts of violence in store. This is a very tense novel, but I found the tension compelling rather than unbearable.
The characters are well done. The adults are all dealing with their own problems (alcoholism, depression, illness, infidelity), while Zoe and her step-brother face down their devils.
Zoe, with her intelligence and essential goodness is both a catalyst for disaster and the saving of them all.
I especially enjoyed the ironic bent of the plot and the surprising turns justice takes. I’m tempted to read more by Gilly Macmillan. I would certainly recommend this book to readers who like sophisticated thrillers.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
The defendant becomes the judge in The Perfect Girl
By H. Erickson
THIS. This book is my sort of book. Maybe it will be yours too? Or maybe not. I'll try and help you find out. The Perfect Girl is a steadily paced, family drama sort of novel set in the UK and has a soapy style that, to me, was juuuust right for the tone of the story. I'll explain that later. I had a hard time putting it down!
The Perfect Girl is a story that takes place over just 24 hours (or less) and told from the point of view of several characters (not always well done, but I liked it here). But it mostly centers around Zoe, a teenage musical prodigy with a criminal past that haunts her. I will not post any major spoilers! I promise. At the start of the book, we find Zoe just about to perform for the first time in her "Second Chance Life" alongside her new stepbrother, who is also a skilled musician. By the end of the first chapter, however, you learn that Zoe's mother doesn't survive the evening. And so off you go into the literary adventure that is discovering what happens to mom and why. Quite a story unfolds!
I say it's a bit soapy, in a good way, in that this book has it all: murder, criminal pasts, tragic diagnoses, affairs, addictions, and teenage angst. That said, I've never actually watched soap operas because I can't take them seriously with all that bad acting and lighting, but have enjoyed movies and shows called "prime time soap operas" such as Desperate Housewives or the more serious, Secrets and Lies. This book carried that sort of dark tone. I loved it. But I mention this aspect because I know not everyone does love this style. Stick to your laborious Tana French reads, if that's the case! I need a story that moves.
The interesting thing about this book, is how Zoe goes from defendant in the beginning to play judge by the end. You'll understand that, when you read it, because she was deprived of real justice once, and left unfairly unforgiven. In the end, she gets a unique chance to give justice and forgiveness that she doesn't believe the system is capable of. I wouldn't say the twists are totally shocking, but the finer details thereof are. See, throughout the book you do get glimpses of each character's meaningful past. For Zoe, her criminal conviction for killing her "friends" is a big part of the story. It haunts her, and she is caught in a frustrating position because of it. She had to face many months in "the Unit" (which, for non-British friends, sounds like the equivalent of the U.S. version of the juvenile delinquent center), and her account of what happened on the night she got her friends killed is not only upsetting because she was bullied by said friends, but also something sinister lurks in just one line that could go unnoticed by a speed reader. (Something about a drink tasting funny.) The reader is led to believe Zoe didn't deserve her conviction and reputation as a killer. She has obvious inner turmoil, which is not allowed to be addressed because her mother has since divorced Zoe's dad and remarried Chris. Chris needs Zoe's mom, Maria, to be the picture of perfection at all times. He is wealthy and refined, and will accept nothing less from his family. And so he doesn't exactly know about Zoe's past, nor does Zoe's new stepbrother. Not yet.
Or does he? Something dark unfolds throughout the novel as Lucas (the stepbrother) reveals something from his past to Zoe and her mother through a script he's written and emailed them. Lucas, you see, is not interested in music at all, but film making. But daddy doesn't like it. Without giving anything away, I'll just say...there could possibly be a second reason why Maria and Chris insist that Lucas and Zoe sleep with their iPods playing the classical music other than memorizing the piece for performances. What else do the parents not want the kids to hear at night? This book was cleverly written, and all the characters had a unique purpose and distinct profile. I will definitely read this author's work again. Each chapter was brief and to-the-point, which I very much appreciate more than books with lots of fluff and overly indulgent details. Each narrator was relatable in their own way. I felt like an observer of the story itself.
So the story of that night in which Maria ends up dead unfolds through the eyes of Zoe, her aunt Tessa, Lucas's script, Tessa's husband, and Sam who was Zoe's solicitor (defense attorney) in the past. They are forced from their vision of family perfection into "the system" which Zoe has very good reason not to trust. So in the end, the defendant becomes the judge and I rather enjoyed the ride.
I think you would like this book if you also enjoyed other dark secrets novels set in the UK such as, The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins or Until You're Mine by Samantha Hayes.
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