Precocious

A compelling, clever and controversial debut which will appeal to fans of THE GIRL ON A TRAIN, APPLE TREE YARD, GONE GIRL and  NOTES ON A SCANDAL.

What a fabulous debut!... a writer of great talent, she tackles a difficult and complex subject with such sensitivity and skill

a memorable, powerful and fascinating read. Joanna Barnard has skilfully, subtly and with great compassion written a gripping and provocative tale that deserves to be read

Joanna Barnard works as a counsellor. In 2014, she won the inaugural Bath Novel Award. A Northerner currently exiled in the South of England, Joanna misses flat vowels, friendly bus drivers and chips and gravy. 
 
She is the author of Precocious and Hush Little Baby.

'Can there be a more unreliable narrator than a teenage girl?' 
 
Fiona Palmer is (un)happily married when a chance meeting with her former teacher plunges her headlong into an affair. 
 
Intercut with the realities of their adult relationship, Fiona remembers first meeting the enigmatic Henry Morgan as a precocious and lonely fourteen-year-old. Her schoolgirl crush developed into an intense relationship, but it was always one which she controlled. 
 
Or did she? 
 
A controversial, compelling debut novel from an award-winning writer which will appeal to fans of The Girl on a Train.

Joanna Barnard

Beautifully written, clever and compelling with characters that leapt off the page. It kept me guessing all the way through ... and I never expected that ending! Excellent.

HUSH LITTLE BABY by Joanna Barnard delves deep into an emotional scenario that feels powerfully true to life. Sharply observed, authentic and moving, it gripped me until the final devastating twist.

Raw, emotional and honest, this is a gripping read which tackles many taboos about parenthood

A compulsive thriller that will grip you to the very last page

When baby Oliver breaks his arm, no-one can (or will) say how it happened. 
 
His mother is exhausted. 
 
His father is angry. 
 
His older sister is resentful. 
 
And they all have something to hide...

Joanna Barnard

Praise for Hush Little Baby

Beautifully written, clever and compelling with characters that leapt off the page. It kept me guessing all the way through ... and I never expected that ending! Excellent.

HUSH LITTLE BABY by Joanna Barnard delves deep into an emotional scenario that feels powerfully true to life. Sharply observed, authentic and moving, it gripped me until the final devastating twist.

Raw, emotional and honest, this is a gripping read which tackles many taboos about parenthood

Beautifully written, clever and compelling with characters that leapt off the page. It kept me guessing all the way through ... and I never expected that ending! Excellent.

HUSH LITTLE BABY by Joanna Barnard delves deep into an emotional scenario that feels powerfully true to life. Sharply observed, authentic and moving, it gripped me until the final devastating twist.

Raw, emotional and honest, this is a gripping read which tackles many taboos about parenthood

Beautifully written, clever and compelling with characters that leapt off the page. It kept me guessing all the way through ... and I never expected that ending! Excellent.

HUSH LITTLE BABY by Joanna Barnard delves deep into an emotional scenario that feels powerfully true to life. Sharply observed, authentic and moving, it gripped me until the final devastating twist.

Raw, emotional and honest, this is a gripping read which tackles many taboos about parenthood

Books by Joanna Barnard

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