{"product_id":"a-beautiful-family-isbn-9798217161829","title":"A Beautiful Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eOver the course of one sunbaked summer vacation, a family is pulled into a web of mysteries that the younger daughter sets out to solve. A tense, page-turning debut of childhood, innocence, and evil.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt ten years old, she catches more than her parents and older sister suspect. Over their summer break, her mother plans to finish her novel, her father wants to grill and watch cricket, and her fifteen-year-old sister hopes to catch the eye of a local lifeguard. With everyone around her distracted, she teams up with a new friend to solve a mystery that haunts this vacation community: they'll close the case of what happened to Charlotte, a child who was presumed drowned two years earlier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut things aren't quite as they seem, and as the children look for clues, they inadvertently dislodge information they wish they'd never uncovered. Are her parents happy together? Is her sister putting her trust in the wrong people? Is their vacation rental as safe as it seems? And when someone else goes missing, the family find themselves at the center of an urgent police investigation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDebut novelist Jennifer Trevelyan viscerally captures the confusion and frustration of childhood, the fraught but unshakeable bond between sisters, and the dangers that lurk in the white lies we tell--especially about the people we love most.\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Thriller of 2025\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e's New Books You Will Not Want To Put Down\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book [moves] at a deceptively languid pace until you realize that Trevelyan has expertly set up multiple mysteries that converge, stunningly, late in the game.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I absolutely loved this page-turning family mystery and didn’t want it to end. The author so effortlessly transported me to another place and time, and every character leapt off the page. An extraordinary, exquisitely written debut.\" \u003cb\u003e--Liane Moriarty, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHere One Moment\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Dappled in sand and shadow, \u003ci\u003eA Beautiful Family\u003c\/i\u003e is part coming of age story, part taut thriller, part travelogue, perfectly transporting the reader not only to summer holiday on the New Zealand coast but also to that magical age between childhood and adolescence when the world starts to reveal its dark secrets and everything is more complicated — and, yes, beautiful — than it has seemed. Jennifer Trevelyan’s immersive debut is atmospheric and aching.” \u003cb\u003e–Laurie Frankel, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFamily Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“This novel, part mystery and part Bildungsroman, is gripping; every chapter brings an unexpected twist, further complicating and deepening each storyline.”\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Trevelyan’s taut thriller debut hauntingly captures the end of innocence through a child’s eyes.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Immersive….Alix grasps at the truth of things, but her perspective means only the reader parses the more adult story unravelling around her. This framing is craftily handled, with Trevelyan building suspense as the underlying narratives coalesce, delving into familial ties, a child’s desire for harmony, and the pinballing of a child on the brink of adolescence.” \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—The Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Occasionally a book comes into the office and it's so good, I want to tell everyone about it. Jennifer Trevelyan's debut, \u003ci\u003eA Beautiful Family\u003c\/i\u003e is that good. I've been telling everyone: you simply must read it. . . It's a thrilling book, and I really think you'll love it.\" \u003cb\u003e--Caroline Overington, Literary Editor, \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An absolutely riveting read. \u003ci\u003eA Beautiful Family\u003c\/i\u003e held me captive from the first page to the last, both through Trevelyan's uncanny ability to maintain inexorable tension throughout, and her wholly believable narration of a ten-year-old trying to make sense of the adult world around her. I loved it.\" \u003cb\u003e--Hannah Kent, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDevotion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Taut yet tender, \u003ci\u003eA Beautiful Family\u003c\/i\u003e examines the precariousness of childhood through the lens of a long, hazy summer of secrets. Proving the maxim that all unhappy families are unhappy in their own way, Trevelyan has crafted a coming of age story that perfectly balances the nostalgia of summer holidays with a looming sense of danger. Find a sun-lit corner and devour this sensational debut in one session (like I did).\" \u003cb\u003e--Jacqueline Bublitz, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBefore You Knew My Name\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLeave the Girls Behind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWith a background in photography and children’s publishing, JENNIFER TREVELYAN is now a full-time writer living in Wellington, New Zealand, with her husband, son, daughter, dog and cat. When not at her writing desk, Jennifer can be found in the garden.","brand":"Random House Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48232872509669,"sku":"NP9798217161829","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798217161829.jpg?v=1767720293","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-beautiful-family-isbn-9798217161829","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}