The confession

<p><b>A <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller and Richard and Judy Bookclub pick, <i>The Confession</i> is an absorbing tale of secrets and self-discovery from Jessie Burton, the million-copy bestselling author of <i>The Miniaturist</i> and<i> The Muse.</i></b><br><br>One winters afternoon on Hampstead Heath in 1980, Elise Morceau meets Constance Holden and quickly falls under her spell.

Connie is bold and alluring, a successful writer whose novel is being turned into a major Hollywood film.

Elise follows Connie to LA, but in this city of strange dreams and razzle-dazzle, Elise feels even more out of her depth and makes an impulsive decision that will change her life forever.<br><br>Three decades later, Rose Simmons is trying to uncover the story of her mother, who disappeared when she was a baby.

Having learned that the last person to see her was a now reclusive novelist, Rose finds herself at the door of Constance Holdens house in search of a confession . . .<br><br><b>Dazzlingly good, utterly engrossing . . . Without doubt one of the best novels of recent years Elizabeth Day, author of <i>How To Fail</i></b></p>