One of Us Peter Carey Her hope of becoming Queen

Her hope of becoming Queen all but lost

they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together

Myths that seem to be coming true

Award-winning screenwriter John Fusco's first novel is a gripping elegy for an age when the evil eye was as real as the local hard men

Ballards own childhood

One of Us Peter Carey Her hope of becoming Queen'Intelligent, darkly humorous and brilliantly written' STANLEY TUCCI 'This is Elizabeth Day's writing at its finest' DOLLY ALDERTON 'A tantalising portrait of privilege and powerTHE TIMES In the inner circle, where can you hide a secret? In this compulsive story of betrayal, old bonds and buried scandals, one British establishment family comes face to face with the consequences of privilege and the true cost of power. Martin and Ben were friends for