Whatever Happened to Madeline Stone?
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Publishing:9th Apr '26
£16.99
This title is due to be published on 9th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
The compulsive, glamorous and timely new novel from #1 bestselling author Louise O'Neill - coming soon and available to pre-order now!
2002.
Twin sisters Madeline and Chelsea Stone are joint stars of the AtomicKids sitcom Double Trouble, but everyone knows it’s Maddie who shines most brightly. Until Chelsea beats her sister out for the role of a lifetime and is catapulted into the spotlight. And just as Chelsea’s star reaches impossible new heights, Maddie disappears.
2025.
Chelsea Stone retired from acting after her sister’s disappearance – but living life under the radar is easier said than done when you’re the most famous woman of your generation.
When a storage locker is found containing heart-breaking truths about the year Maddie went missing, Chelsea feels a flicker of hope for the first time in twenty years. This is her chance to discover what really happened to her twin, but to follow the trail she’ll have to face the past and step back into the spotlight . . .
PRAISE FOR LOUISE O'NEILL
'Darkly delicious' ELIZABETH DAY
'Fresh, glamorous, surprising' MARIAN KEYES
'Compulsive, brilliant' ABIGAIL DEAN
'Utterly gripping and unsettling' LUCY FOLEY
'An absolute page turner; addictive' CECILIA AHERN
'Unflinching, clever and completely riveting' FABULOUS
'An absolute must for your book club, with so many issues up for discussion' PRIMA
'A compelling, clever and beautifully crafted thriller' OBSERVER
'A smart, addictive page-turner' STYLIST
A glamorous, sexy, fascinating read about damaged people and what really happens to child-stars. * Marian Keyes, bestselling author of MY FAVOURITE MISTAKE *
Razor-sharp and utterly spellbinding, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MADELINE STONE? boldly cracks open the glittering world of child stardom and, in O’Neill’s uniquely compelling style, lays bare the dark and reaching cost of fame. Questions of identity and destiny underpin this thrilling tour-de-force, which will stay with you long after the final page. I absolutely devoured it! * Catherine Doyle, bestselling author of TWIN CROWNS *
An unflinching examination of the destruction wrought by fame. Part Me Too thriller, part family tragedy. It reckons with our celebrity-obsessed culture and confronts our dark impulse to consume and then destroy women in the spotlight. Confronting, compulsive and profound * Sophie White. author of Such A Good Couple and Where I End. *
ISBN: 9781787635357
Dimensions: 240mm x 156mm x 40mm
Weight: 750g
320 pages