Frances Jellico is dying. A man who calls himself the vicar visits, hoping to extract a deathbed confession. He wants to know what really happened that fateful summer of 1969, when Frances – tasked with surveying a dilapidated country house – first set eyes on the glamorous bohemian couple, Cara and Peter.<\/p>\n
She recalls the relationship they forged through sweltering days, lavish dinners and elaborate lies, and the Judas hole through which she would spy on the couple. Were the signs there right from the beginning? Or was it impossible to avoid the crime that split their lives open like rotten fruit?<\/p>\n
\u2018Compulsive \u2026 A latter-day Daphne du Maurier\u2019 THE TIMES<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u2018Clever, compelling \u2026 A rewarding slow burn\u2019 PAULA HAWKINS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u2018Bewitching, otherworldly \u2026 full of dark foreboding. Claire Fuller is a dazzling storyteller\u2019 SCOTSMAN<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u2018Sinister and suspenseful, this gothic novel simmers with guilt, lust and envy\u2019 MAIL ON SUNDAY<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u2018A darkly smouldering, superior psychological thriller\u2019 DAILY MAIL<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Borzoi Book Group meets in the shop on the first Tuesday of each month at 6pm.<\/p>\n Our March Book Club choice is Bitter Orange <\/b>by Claire Fuller.\u00a0 We will be meeting on Tuesday 4th March<\/strong> 2025.\u00a0 Doors open at 5.45 for a 6pm start.<\/p>\n If you wish to join us, please buy a ticket. Tickets include a copy of the book and refreshments at the meeting. Once you have bought a ticket please collect your book from the shop.\u00a0 Alternatively please add postage on the checkout page if you would like us to post your book to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":80513,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[4000],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-80514","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-fiction","8":"first","9":"onbackorder","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n