' Trevelyan expertly sets up multiple mysteries that converge stunningly' - The New York Times
'A charming debut' - The Guardian 'Atmospheric disturbing and beautifully evoked' - Daily
Mail Discover this breathtaking debut novel of family secrets and searing atmosphere set
over one long hot summer on the New Zealand coast. Perfect for fans of The Paper Palace The
Lovely Bones and T he List of Suspicious Things . In the past we had always spent our
summer holidays in remote places. That had always been my mother's preference. This year was
different . . . As the long summer holiday stretches ahead ten-year-old Alix wants to spend
every second on the beach and in the water. But with her parents unusually distracted and her
older sister now more interested in boys she finds herself alone. Then she meets Kahu at the
beach and he tells her about The Mystery. Two years ago a girl went missing and none of the
adults could find her. So the new friends decide to investigate - because people don't just
disappear. But as Alex and Kahu search for clues they stumble upon secrets they wish they'd
left alone. Is Alix's holiday house as safe as it seems? And is her sister putting her trust in
the wrong people? Brilliantly page-turning and tensely atmospheric Jennifer Trevelyan's A
Beautiful Family will leave a lump in your throat and a hole in your heart. 'Extraordinary .
. . I absolutely loved this page-turning family mystery' - Liane Moriarty bestselling author
of Here One Moment 'Riveting . . . [It] held me captive from the first page to the last' -
Hannah Kent bestselling author of Devotion 'Part coming of age story part taut thriller' -
Laurie Frankel bestselling author of Family Family
