Everything and Nothing

by Araminta Hall (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2011

  $3.19

  A family near breaking point hire a nanny with secrets of her own in this gripping novel from an exciting new talent.

  On the surface, Ruth and Christian seem like an ordinary working couple with two kids - and a home in chaos. As the cracks in their marriage widen, they decide to get their very own super-nanny, Aggie. Quietly efficient, she brings calm and order, and the children adore her.

  But why is Aggie so eager to gain their trust? Is there something sinister about her efforts to create the perfect family? And what is she really doing in their home?

  `Everything and Nothing' builds to a mesmerising climax in a story that is, at its heart, about thwarted and damaged love.

• Used

  Paperback
  2011

  $3.19

  A gripping psychological suspense read

  Cupboards were sticky from spilt jam and honey, and the oven smoked when you turned it on because of the fat that had built up over the years. Agatha would never, ever let her future home end up like this. She would never leave it every day like Ruth did. She would never put her trust in strangers.

  Ruth and Christian are - just - holding their marriage together, after Christian's disastrous affair a year ago. But chaos beckons, and when the family are suddenly left without any childcare, Agatha comes into their lives to solve all their problems. But Agatha is not as perfect as she seems and her love for the children masks a deeper secret.

  Everything and Nothing is a stunningly assured debut, superbly evoking an atmosphere of inexorable and sinister menace that builds to a mesmerising climax in a story that is, at its heart, about thwarted and damaged love.

• New

  Paperback
  2011

  $10.57

  A family near breaking point hire a nanny with secrets of her own in this gripping novel from an exciting new talent.

  On the surface, Ruth and Christian seem like an ordinary working couple with two kids - and a home in chaos. As the cracks in their marriage widen, they decide to get their very own super-nanny, Aggie. Quietly efficient, she brings calm and order, and the children adore her.

  But why is Aggie so eager to gain their trust? Is there something sinister about her efforts to create the perfect family? And what is she really doing in their home?

  `Everything and Nothing' builds to a mesmerising climax in a story that is, at its heart, about thwarted and damaged love.