Friday Freebie: The People at Number 9 by Felicity Everett

Congratulations to Martha Burzynski, winner of last week’s Friday Freebie: Cruel Beautiful World by Caroline Leavitt.

This week’s contest is for The People at Number 9 by Felicity Everett. Here is what Sophie Hannah, New York Times bestselling author, had to say about The People at Number 9: “Very occasionally, a novel that’s not in the crime genre grips me as much as the best thrillers do. The People at Number 9 held me in its vice-like grip from first page to last. It’s a fascinating analysis of an unhealthy friendship based on insecurity and delusion, and the characters are so vividly drawn that I sympathized with them and despaired of them in equal measure.”

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Envy. Longing. Betrayal. Have you met the new neighbors? Sara and Neil have new neighbors in their street. Glamorous and chaotic, Gavin and Louise make Sara’s life seem dull. As the two couples become friends, sharing suppers, red wine and childcare, it seems a perfect couples-match. But the more Sara sees of Gav and Lou, the more she longs to change her own life. But those changes will come at a price.

Want to know more about Felicity Everett? Check out her essay about her “first time.”

If you’d like a chance at winning The People at Number 9, simply email your name and mailing address to

thequiveringpen@gmail.com

Put FRIDAY FREEBIE in the e-mail subject line. Please include your mailing address in the body of the e-mail. One entry per person, please. Despite its name, the Friday Freebie remains open to entries until midnight on Sept. 7, at which time I’ll draw the winning name. I’ll announce the lucky reader on Sept. 8. If you’d like to join the mailing list for the once-a-week newsletter, simply add the words “Sign me up for the newsletter” in the body of your email. Your email address and other personal information will never be sold or given to a third party (except in those instances where the publisher requires a mailing address for sending Friday Freebie winners copies of the book).

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