A Parallel Life

The brand new novel from a hugely popular author. Eccentricity is the family byword for the Compton-Milnes The Compton-Milnes are eccentric, to say the least. A marriage between Gus, a reclusive but brilliant professor, and Lisa, a promiscuous cosmetic surgery addict, has produced an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder riddled genius named Ben, and his sister, Harriet, who has renounced her place at Oxford University to stay in Bolton and care for her younger brother. But when secrets from Gus’ past are dragged into the light, and one of Lisa’s numerous lovers turns on her, the family is thrown into a whole world of confusion and danger, and if they are to survive with a degree of sanity, they will have to act as a unit for the very first time