Four
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THE DARKEST DEBUT OF THE YEAR. Unsettling, Uncomfortable, Unputdownable.‘Dark, compelling and beguiling’ Kate Mosse
‘An engrossing read' The Sunday Times
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Rose is sixteen when she arrives at High Realms boarding school, excited for the beginning of the rest of her life.
By the time she leaves, she and the three other scholarship students will have made the choices that decide their future.
Each one as heartbreaking and tragic as the last.
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‘Intensely gripping’ Karin Slaughter
'Sharp, powerful, tragic, addictive' Chris Whitaker
Reader reviews:
'A shockingly powerful debut… raw and unflinching, not for the faint of heart' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Beautifully written and utterly brutal' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Complex and heart wrenching and oh so gripping' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Praise for The Four:
'Suspenseful… an engrossing read' The Sunday Times
‘Addictive debut… sharp, compelling’ Adele Parks, Platinum
'Darkly disturbing and deeply atmospheric' Heat
‘One warning: clear your diary before you pick up this novel, as once you’ve read a handful of pages you will be hooked' I News
Ellie Keel is an award-winning producer and campaigner. She is the Founder Director of The Women’s Prize for Playwriting, a literary prize and campaign for gender equality among writers for the stage in the UK and Ireland. In January 2024 she was the youngest producer ever to win Producer of the Year in The Stage Awards. She is based in London. The Four is her debut novel.