Precious You: A Novel - Hardcover

Monks Takhar, Helen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1984855964 ISBN 13: 9781984855961

Publisher: Random House, 2020

Synopsis

An obsessive power struggle between an editor and her millennial intern turns dangerous in this debut psychological thriller—for readers of Luckiest Girl Alive and You.

Trusting you was my first mistake.

To Katherine, twenty-four-year-old Lily Lunt is a typical “snowflake.” It seems like the privileged, politically correct millennial will do whatever she can to make it big as a writer, including leveraging her family’s connections. To Lily, Katherine Ross, a career woman in her early forties, is a holdover from another era: clueless, old-fashioned, and perfectly happy to build her success on the backs of her unpaid interns.

When Lily is hired as the new intern at the magazine where Katherine is editor in chief, her arrival threatens the very foundation of the self-serving little world that Katherine has built. She finds herself obsessively drawn to Lily, who seems to be a cruel reminder of the beauty and potential she once had—things Lily uses against Katherine as she slowly begins to undermine her, sabotaging her work and turning the magazine’s new publisher against her. Is Katherine being paranoid? Or is Lily seeking to systematically destroy her life? As Katherine tries to fight back, a toxic generational divide turns explosive and long-buried secrets are exposed—with deadly consequences for both. . . .

Gripping and provocative, Precious You delivers an unsettling, provocative take on the contemporary workplace, turning the professional roles women play on their heads in a razor-sharp, revenge-driven thriller for our age.

About this title

About the Author:

Helen Monks Takhar has been working as a journalist, copywriter, and magazine editor since 1999, after graduating from Cambridge University. She began her career in financial trade newspapers before writing for national newspapers including The Times and The Telegraph. Originally from Southport, Merseyside, she lives in London with her husband and two young children. Precious You is her first novel.

Review:

“A deliciously dark, addictive, and twisted page-turner.”—Alice Feeney, New York Times bestselling author of Sometimes I Lie
 
“Precious You is an incredibly addictive thriller that examines women in the workplace, ageism, and the clash of generations. It’s creepy and unnerving, with observations that are often dead-on. A breathtaking debut by Helen Monks Takhar.”—Samantha Downing, internationally bestselling author of My Lovely Wife

“Twisted, dark, and shocking . . . Absolutely terrific.”—Jo Spain, internationally bestselling author of The Confession
 
“Dark, disturbing, compulsive . . . I was genuinely terrified reading this.”—Adele Parks, internationally bestselling author of I Invited Her In
 
“I gulped this down in a single afternoon. . . . Audacious, dark, and smart, with one of the most shocking scenes I’ve read in a while.”—Phoebe Locke, author of The July Girls

“Disturbing, zeitgeisty, and twisted, Precious You will make you second-guess everything and change the way you look at your colleagues forever.”—Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House and The Girl Next Door
 
“What a debut! Twisty, explosive, and hugely compelling, with hints of Gone Girl . . . Excellent.”—Will Dean, author of Dark Pines and Red Snow
 
“A brilliantly twisted tale . . . LOVED it.”—Lisa Hall, author of Have You Seen Her
 
“If you like dark and twisted thrillers with venom in their veins, add this to your wish list!”—Anita Frank, author of The Lost Ones

“A slick, fast-paced, compelling novel that asks genuine questions. I loved it and was hooked from beginning to end.”—Kate Hamer, internationally bestselling author of The Girl in the Red Coat

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1984855964
• ISBN 13: 9781984855961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336