{"product_id":"the-trophy-child-paperback","title":"The Trophy Child - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaula Daly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaula Daly is acclaimed for her distinctive voice, masterful plotting, and terrifying depictions of ordinary people whose everyday lives are turned upside down through deception and murder. In her unsettling new domestic thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Trophy Child\u003c\/i\u003e, Daly digs beneath the serene surface of the idyllic suburban Lake District community where families strive for perfection, delivering a suspenseful, surprising story of motherhood and fallibility. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKaren Bloom is not the coddling mother type. She believes in raising her children for success. Some in the neighborhood call her assertive, others say she's driven, but in gossiping circles she's known as: the tiger mother. Karen believes that tough discipline is the true art of parenting and that achievement leads to ultimate happiness. She expects her husband and her children to perform at 200 percent--no matter the cost. But in an unending quest for excellence, her seemingly flawless family start to rebel against her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer husband Noel is a handsome doctor with a proclivity for alcohol and women. Their prodigy daughter, Bronte, is excelling at school, music lessons, dance classes, and yet she longs to run away. Verity, Noel's teenage daughter from his first marriage, is starting to display aggressive behavior. And Karen's son from a previous relationship falls deeper into drug use. When tragedy strikes the Blooms, Karen's carefully constructed facade begins to fall apart--and once the deadly cracks appear, they are impossible to stop. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA thrilling tale of ambition and murder, Daly's richly imagined world of suburban striving and motherly love is an absorbing page-turner about the illusions of perfection and the power games between husband and wife, parent and child.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaula Daly\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eJust What Kind of Mother Are You?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKeep Your Friends Close\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mistake I Made\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in North West England. \u003ci\u003eThe Trophy Child\u003c\/i\u003e is her fourth novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 20, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451584233650,"sku":"9780802127679","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/49fc8c26f92e785bc0871b454bc35157.webp?v=1778797661","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-trophy-child-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}