On this episode of TGE’s Current Read, Sam speaks to New York Times bestselling author Abigail Dean about her latest novel, The Death of Us. 

Best known for her first novel Girl A, which was a runaway success and an instant bestseller, Abigail’s writing has appeared in the Guardian, the Observer, the Times and the New York Times. 

The former lawyer is also the author of Day On, with The Death of Us soon to grace the nightstands of reader the world over. 

A captivating portrait of a marriage and its implosion, The Death of Us digs into the stories we tell ourselves about love — and everything love can bear.

It is possibly one of the most hauntingly accurate love stories in popular fiction today, with the page-turning qualities of Stephen King, and the devastating depth of a Sally Rooney. 

This is an examination of the human condition at its finest, and an exploration of life, living and relationships after trauma. 

Please join us for this fascinating discussion with one of the most astute authors we’ve interviewed to date. 

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For more on The Death of Us, here’s the blurb:

It’s the night we never talk about.
It’s the story the world wants to hear.
But this isn’t the story of that night. This is the story of us.
Together, Edward and Isabel move to London. They are young and in love, occupied by friends, work and fun. 

But late on a spring evening when they are thirty years old, their home is invaded by a serial killer. 

In the wake of this violation, each tries to come to terms with a night that changed everything — and their marriage begins to crumble.
Twenty-five years later, their tormentor is caught, and Edward and Isabel reunite for his sentencing. 

Isabel has waited years for the man who nearly ended her life to be brought to justice. Edward has tried to think about anything else. As they prepare to deliver impact statements in the public eye, it is time to revisit their love story. 

Will they finally be able to confront the secrets, longings and lies that tore them apart?
Or will the horror of that night be the death of them?