The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe

The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe

Hardback Published on: 21/03/2024
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Synopsis

'Beautifully written, dark, twisted and often funny' Charlotte Levin
'Dark and twisted, comic and toxic. I loved it!' Jenny Colgan
'Shocking and compelling. I raced through it. Fabulous' Daily Mail

Ruth and Muriel are best friends. And often, worst enemies.

Inseparable since they were little, Ruth and Muriel have shared everything.

Now, fate has left them living together in a North London home, with Ruth caring for Muriel in her deteriorating health, playing Scrabble, arguing and making up, passing the days in monotony.

Until one afternoon, when Muriel makes an unexpected and sinister announcement: ‘In exactly seventy-two hours, I am going to die’.

The end might be in sight for Muriel, but that’s just the beginning of this story about two old friends who have seventy-six years of history – and more than one shocking secret – between them . . .

A darkly comic novel about two old friends, a lifelong (toxic) friendship, and the very fine line between love and hate. Perfect for fans of Joanna Cannon, Charlotte Levin and Jennie Godfrey.

  • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  • ISBN: 9781035028450
  • Number of pages: 320
  • Weight: 520g
  • Dimensions: 240 x 160 x 29 mm

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The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe
Dark and disturbing
I wonder how many people are old enough (that would be me!) to remember the very dark, rather lurid psychological horror film 'Whatever Happened to Baby Ja... READ MORE
Catherine Speight
The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe
Fantastic if a little grim!
A fantastic book - I loved it - which surprised me as when I started it, with the description of foot pedicures - I thought - oh no I’m not going to like t... READ MORE
Helen Williams
The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe
Ruth and Muriel live together but why?
Ruth’s husband left her and married her best friend Muriel. Their lives stayed linked for decades and now Ruth and Muriel live together. Really enjoyed... READ MORE
Julie Friar
The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe
darkly enjoyable
I really enjoyed this book about two elderly friends Muriel (Moo) and Ruth (Roo) and the gradually revealing of why the latter is a carer for the former. I... READ MORE
jean
The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe
A brilliant debut about a super toxic lifelong friendship
Any book that has a character's name in the title is always going to get my attention. Add to that two friends with a love/hate relationship, one a former ... READ MORE
Nicola
The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe
Novel of a toxic relationship set in NORTH LONDON
Muriel and Ruth are in their 70s and have been ‘friends’ since childhood. They have a chequered history, yet here they are living together, with Ruth (Roo)... READ MORE
TripFiction
The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe
Dark and unnerving
I read an eARC of this book so thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley. This book was so unnerving. It’s darkly comic but you really see the w... READ MORE
Jennifer Charlton