{"product_id":"the-couple-upstairs-by-holly-wainwright-9781761266379","title":"The Couple Upstairs","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive months after Mel tells her husband to leave, a ghost moved in upstairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA young man who reminds her, with eerie intensity, of a past lover, someone who changed Mel's life and then vanished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the man's travelling girlfriend joins him, Mel's obsession with the couple upstairs builds and the boundaries between the two homes begin to blur, with devastating consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Couple Upstairs\u003c\/em\u003e is about one strange summer of dazzling, curdling infatuation. Writing with both a light touch and vivid intensity, Holly Wainwright explores love, regret, whether you can stop history repeating, and whether or not you should.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for 2023 ITW Thriller Awards Best Paperback Original Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Couple Upstairs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'An engrossing . . . drama about love, regret, suspicion and fear . . . A gripping read'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCourier Mail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Had me hooked from the first page'\u003c\/em\u003e - Jacqueline Bulblitz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A story every woman will recognise. If you read one book this year, make it this one.'\u003c\/em\u003e - Mia Freedman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A breathless, twisty plot . . . Five stars.'\u003c\/em\u003e - Sally Hepworth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244548698348,"sku":"9781761266379","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761266379-the-couple-upstairs-1.jpg?v=1788000640","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-couple-upstairs-by-holly-wainwright-9781761266379","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}