There is nothing more intriguing to me than the desires of women and how we act when we want something that isn't good for us. Ella King's Dear Darling is delicious in its thrall to that notion whilst also being a deeply moving character study of a woman in flux LISA TADDEO
Tender prose that tackles the thorniest of subjects with lush writing and compassion Comparisons to My Dark Vanessa are inevitable, but I like this one better' ERIN KELLY
You'll go a long way before you find tension as fraught as in Dear Darling. A feminist narrative that explores the abuse of power and its consequences. What a dark, vengeful read, and what a promising new writer JANICE HALLETT
Written in captivating prose, this is a book that probes complex issues in a way that is both timeless and very much of our age HARPER'S BAZAAR
King takes an age-old theme and makes it truly her own. It's a thriller that shimmers with nuance at every turn absolutely brilliant HEATHER DARWENT
Ella King writes with precise, interrogating beauty, however unsettling the subject. Dear Darling is a book full of terrible human truths, but confronted with wit, empathy and understanding ABIGAIL DEAN
An unforgettable novel, challenging uncomfortable themes with a clever, fresh perspective CALLIE KAZUMI
Once again Ella King has delivered a novel, which is emotive, powerful and deeply unsettling. Beautifully written, considered and tender, I adored it LV MATTHEWS
Vivid and devastating, Ella King's Dear Darling is an incisive, nuanced and modern novel. It is confronting as it is moving and will leave you reflecting long after the last page ELA LEE
An intimate and devastating portrait of the real-world consequences of abuse HEAT, Book of the Week
More praise for Ella King:
A beautiful, bewitching, unsettling and unputdownable dream of a book LISA JEWELL
A blistering thriller NEW YORK TIMES
Disturbing, poignant and memorable all at once' OBSERVER
