- Imprint: Penguin
- ISBN: 9781804950180
- Length: 336 pages
- Price: £9.99
Jennie GodfreyTaut, compulsive, and unsettling ... SWEAT had me holding my breath until the final, brilliant end
Vogue WilliamsSweat will keep you guessing until the very last page…
Kate HamerWill have you glued to the story through every twist and turn. I absolutely loved it!
Sara CollinsPart pulsing psychological thriller, part subversive meditation on the way we use (and abuse) our bodies, part noir-ish twisted revenge fantasy, SWEAT is like nothing I’ve ever read before. So addictive it made me miss a tube stop, so unsettling it made me think twice about going to the gym!
Sunday TimesAn inspired set-up. A clever dynamic that paves the way for a cat-and-mouse thriller. Propulsive
ObserverA maze-like game of revenge. Unsettling. Blends a critique of wellness culture with a slow-burn feminist thriller
The Style List, StylistEmma Healey's tale of control and revenge will have you hooked till the final page
CosmopolitanIf you spend all of January trying to avoid diet culture, then you need to read this book
Eva Wiseman, Observer MagazineA modern thriller about revenge, self-discipline, and control
Mail on SundayTaut and twisty ... claustrophobic psychological tale ... becomes a slow-burn revenge thriller. Takes full advantage of shifting perspectives and disorientating power dynamics as acts of retribution escalate
About Emma Healey
Emma Healey grew up in London and completed her first degree in bookbinding. She then worked for libraries, bookshops, art galleries and universities before studying for the MA in Creative Writing at UEA in 2010. She is the author of Whistle in the Dark, and Elizabeth is Missing, which was a Sunday Times Bestseller, won the Costa First Novel Award 2014, and was made into a BBC film starring Glenda Jackson. She lives in Norwich with her husband, daughter and cat, and regularly volunteers for Vision Norfolk with a group of visually impaired, and incredibly imaginative, creative writers.
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