Imagine discovering something about your oldest friend that forces you to question everything you've shared together. Now in their late twenties Rachel has everything while Clara's life is spiralling further out of control. Years earlier, Rachel was the awkward, chubby. They met when Rachel was the new girl in class and Clara was the friend everyone wanted. At the outset of British author McBeths haunting first novel, London-based reporter Rachel Walsh travels to Brighton to cover the disappearance of a 28-year-old woman who turns out to be her childhood best friend, Clara OConnor. In Colette McBeths mesmerizing debut, the story of a friendship and a missing person investigation are expertly wound tighter and tighter from the opening lines until the final, stunning conclusion. Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processesÄESCRIPTION : Remember the person you sat next to on your first day at school? Still your best friend? Or disappeared from your life for good? In PRECIOUS THING, Rachel and Clara promised theirs would last for ever. Listen to Precious Thing by Colette McBeth with a free trial.nListen to bestselling audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. Learn more Ask the Author To ask Colette McBeth questions, please sign up. She lives in London with her husband and three children but dreams of being beside the seaside. Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary subjects Colette McBeth had been a BBC News reporter for 10 years when she won a place on the Faber Academy Writing a Novel course and started her first book, Precious Thing. Hong Kong International Literary Festival 2023.Hong Kong Golden Dragon Books 2022-2023.
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