Tensions between friends spiral towards disaster in this thrilling novel set on a luxury Greek resort, for fans of Adele Parks, Louise Candlish and Liane Moriarty
Julie Mayhew is the author of the critically acclaimed 2019 thriller Impossible Causes and four Carnegie-nominated novels for young adults, including The Big Lie, which won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. She has written both drama and short stories for BBC Radio 4, and now also writes and directs for the screen.
Devilishly clever and beautifully written
*Alice Clark-Platts, author of The Cove and The Flower Girls*
Little Nothings delivers some searing and uncomfortable truths
about motherhood and female friendship. Beautifully drawn
characters, thrown together in the pressure cooker nightmare that
is a group holiday. Entirely and chillingly relatable
*Sarah J. Naughton*
Mayhew is brilliant on women and the complex ways in which their
relationships can turn destructive. A true single-sitting read
*Alex Marwood*
A well-written, absorbing story that cleverly illustrates the
psychological impact of nurturing a true enemy in your midst
*Rachel Abbott*
Mayhew explores both the affirming side of female friendships and
the darker currents of judgmental talk, financial peer pressure,
and neediness. The most interesting part of the book is Liv, who’s
the narrator, for she is often not a terribly sympathetic
character. Yet there is something admirable in how she fights to
recognize and celebrate her true, autonomous self, even if that
person is inherently selfish and grudging
*Kirkus Reviews*
Anchored by a deliciously layered and desperately unreliable
narrator, Little Nothings enriches the familiar setup of an
intruder shaking up a happy idyll with a compelling, creative
structure and distinctive voice
*BookPage, US*
A fun page-turner set on a Greek island paradise… This book
balances edge-of-your-seat tension with gossipy fun as the
friendships turn toxic, leading to a disturbing twist at the end.
Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Louise Candlish
*The Australian*
Riveting
*Crime Monthly*
A shocking tale about loneliness, modern motherhood and toxic
friendships
*Woman's Own*
It’s a one-sitting read, at times uncomfortable but always
entertaining. And the twist at the end – which I won’t ruin for you
here – is as disturbing as they come
*Better Reading, Australia*
The compelling psyche of Liv, her inability to understand
functioning relationships with those around her, including her
husband and daughter, underpins the entire narrative, and her
characterisation was both relatable and unsettling
*The Courier & Advertiser, Scotland*
Liv is a fully developed character whose palpable anxiety,
desperation, and rage drive the diabolical plot to a calamitous
conclusion. Lucy Foley fans, take note
*Publishers Weekly, US*
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