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‘An antiheroine able to best villainous male protagonists such as Patrick Bateman any day’ OBSERVER

‘Deliciously addictive…brilliantly executed’ i PAPER

Cosmopolitan and Grazia’s best books of 2021

· Kill my family
· Make a claim on their fortune
· Get away with the above
· Adopt a dog

Meet Grace Bernard.
Daughter, sister, colleague, friend, serial killer…
Grace has lost everything. And now she wants revenge.
How to Kill Your Family is a fierce and addictive novel about class, family, love… and murder.
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‘I’ve struggled to recover my reading mojo since lockdown. This turned out to be the thing that sparked it back to life… Funny, sharp, dark and twisted, Grace is a character I found myself rooting for even as she committed the most vile misdeeds’ JOJO MOYES

‘Funny and furious and strangely uplifting. Grace is a bitter and beguiling anti-hero with a keen eye for social analysis – even in her most grisly deeds, you never stop rooting for her’ PANDORA SYKES

‘Chilling, but also laugh-out-loud funny. Another corker’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

‘Addictive… Grace Bernard is one of the most intriguing and bewitching protagonists I've read in years’ EMMA GANNON

‘A funny, compulsive read about family dysfuction and the media’s obsession with murder’ SUNDAY TIMES STYLE

‘You’ll be gripped… Grace’s emotional detachment throughout will give you chills’ Rated 5 stars by COSMOPOLITAN
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‘Hilarious and dark’ ELLE

‘Ironic twists and caustic commentary on everything from liberal guilt to the consumerist con that is “selfcare” sharpen this debut novel’ OBSERVER

‘Brilliantly tongue-in-cheek stuff from the Vogue columnist’ IRISH INDEPENDENT

‘Witty, waspish satire of a murderer with no regrets’ GRAZIA

‘Original, funny, unique and such a refreshing read’ PRIMA

‘A deliciously dark debut novel’ RED

‘One very entertaining read’ WOMAN’S WAY

How To Kill Your Family was number 2 in the Sunday Times hardback chart on 27/07/2021

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Borough Press (April 14, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0008365946
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0008365943
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Thanks for visiting my page. I am a former journalist who previously worked for The Guardian and Vice News. I write a twice monthly Vogue Column. My first book, Jog On, was a memoir about mental health and running. It was a number two best seller (just underneath Michelle Obama, which is a hallowed spot). Since then I’ve written an accompanying journal to encourage others to try exercise more for their minds than their bodies.

My first foray into fiction was with my book “How To Kill Your Family,” which came out in July 2021 and also ended up in the number two bestseller spot. I’m currently writing a new novel which will hopefully be out in 2023.

I live in London and spend a lot of time wrangling my large stupid dog. If the book isn’t out in 2023 then he will be why.

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Revenge, Served Cold: Dark, Witty, and Delicious!
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Revenge, Served Cold: Dark, Witty, and Delicious!
Our dear psychopath protagonist, 28 year old Grace, is languishing in Limestone Prison, for a crime (murder!) she did not commit!🔪However, Grace did, in fact, kill several members of her family, as she attests to in her diary, which she writes with flourish, from her prison cell.🔪Oh Grace, dear girl, began life in a very Dickensian fashion: the illegitimate heir to a billionaire playboy, Simon, via a short lived extramarital affair with her mother, Marie. Simon completely and totally rejected Grace from the get go. She and her mother lived in absolute squalor (Dickensian indeed). Marie’s dying request, when Grace was still a child, was that Simon see and acknowledge their child. He steadfastly refused; a profoundly heartbreaking rejection.🔪Thus Grace determined, at a very early age, that her vendetta to wipe out the entire family would be her primary life goal. Revenge served cold, indeed.🔪Our gutsy Grace has a opinion on everyone; nearly always caustic, judgmental, hateful, certainly cynical and satirical. She has only one true, life long friend, and even that is massively complicated. Yet, you just can’t help but rather like (root for?) this rather uniquely odd creature.🔪Written with very dark humor and wit - think Killing Eve meets Dexter. Grace is tenacious, sly, calculating, and adept at getting what she wants.🔪The end is a major curve ball, which I actually rather like. In fact, the author could really use this as a cliffhanger, leading to another book - wouldn’t that be nice?🔪HTKYF is a campy romp, not meant to be taken too seriously, but enjoyed immensely.🔪❤️
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OceanGirl
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the book. Hated the ending. Needs a sequel.
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2023
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I really enjoyed this book. Written in first person present, the most enjoyment came from the person reading the audiobook—well persons, since there were actually two. That made all the difference for me. I was never bored, the story never lagged, and I looked forward to the proper climactic ending—that never came. Here I am two days later, almost angry, because of the lack of closure. The ending of this book gave me heartburn especially since I spent hours listening. A sequel perhaps? You allowed him to steal her thunder. At least give her the decent opportunity to claim her part of the fortune.
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annie_226
4.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2023
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The twist in this was totally unseen! Great story, although I could have ABSOLUTELY done without any of the white male bashing and the woke agenda crap. I ALMOST stopped reading, but the story was that good.
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Lara Tomme
3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and Mysterious Read
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2022
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I was very interested in the book because of the cover and the title. Big letters and a black and pink cover screamed at me as I browsed for books. It looked like a promising story. And for the most part, it delivered an entertaining read.

Grace, a twenty-something, currently in jail for murder, tells her story of how she has committed multiple murders, but not the murder she is currently in jail for.

The plot intrigued me. Each murder she planned and committed took its time, some much longer than others. But it was clear to me that a lot of thought and detail went into that part of the story. Grace has her reasons and makes sure she has her opportunity. One by one she can cross a name off her kill-list.

I enjoyed the story, and I had fun reading about Grace's journey. I especially liked the planning and the executing of her plans, but I did not really like her other "normal" life stuff.

And then came the final chapters of the story. The part where it is made clear why she is in prison and the conclusion of her story. I didn't like those parts. I would have liked a different ending, but it didn't end well for me to give it more than 3 stars.
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bernadette brossett
5.0 out of 5 stars quentin tarantino film in a book
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
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enjoyed this very much but when i got to the last chapter and saw the twist, i pretty much knew how the rest would go because it follows Quentin Tarantino's formula. Doesnt make it a bad book. If you love that dark British humor, you will love this book
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Sheri
4.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2024
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Frances Hampton
5.0 out of 5 stars No Spoilers
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2023
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I wasn't certain I would finish this book. I didn't like anyone. I didn't find it to be laugh out loud as suggested by a review. I kept going though. The more I read, the more intrigued I became. The book became impossible to put down. I stayed up past midnight reading it. It was much better than I thought it would be. There were twists that surprised me. It is with that in mind that I would suggest you skip the reviews and just get the book. Oh! By the end of the book, I did come to appreciate Grace.
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Rebecca Kephart
3.0 out of 5 stars Repetitive
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2023
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Liked the premise, but felt it was repetitive in parts. Liked the ending, but would like to know what happened after Kelly threatened Grace.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Tedious and repetitive
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024
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Tedious but with a twist at the end. Very disjointed and poorly written. Not a huge fan of first person narratives.
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Gabriela
2.0 out of 5 stars Muito enrolado
Reviewed in Brazil on January 2, 2024
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Livro com bom potencial, mas achei muito enrolado, com inúmeros detalhes irrelevantes. Além disso só ficou interessante no meio pro final. Não curti a reviravolta do final, que também foi um tanto extensa sem necessidade.
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Komal dubey
5.0 out of 5 stars this boork is frictional
Reviewed in India on April 9, 2024
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the main themes of book is satire and shard and personally i like these themes
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Bella
5.0 out of 5 stars Super Buch
Reviewed in Germany on March 22, 2024
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Storyline ist mega. War sehr spannend und interessant
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Richard L.
5.0 out of 5 stars WARNING, fasten your seat belt before reading.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 20, 2024
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This book is written at a frantic pace. The caustic sarcasm comes thick and fast and is delivered with elegance. This story moves with a dizzy pace that gripped me from the start.

If you are offended by unrestrained attacks on the entitled rich, nouveau riche, the ghastly gaudy rich, shallow influencers, boring people, people with either too much or too little confidence, small talk, guilty liberal-minded do-gooders, most men especially when trying to flirt, the culturally unenriched, possers and anyone else the protagonist dislikes (which is most people) then perhaps this isn’t the book for you. She also doesn't like people with an eco-minded fascination with amphibians. However, I was completely happy with that. I found it witty and at times snigger-out-loud funny, moreover I found myself agreeing with Grace’s judgements.

The opening prologue appears to set up a modernised version of the classic movie “Kind Hearts and Coronets”. Grace is in prison for a high-profile murder she didn’t commit and is writing her memoirs setting out why and how she carried out six other high-profile murders she didn’t get caught for. Her motive was a mix of revenge and greed. She is waiting for an appeal decision which she feels will go her way.

The story follows the main elements of the film (which I assume was an inspiration). The murders are creative and appear to be accidents, there is no suspicion of foul play. Grace’s justifications are brutal but apart from one victim, you do think they had it coming. Despite everything unpleasant about Grace you cannot help but root for her. You want Grace to succeed and get rich. I liked her, although I would be scared to meet her, it is however unlikely she would give me the time of day let alone go to the trouble of actually harming me.

Until the finale, the pace is an intense page-turner; I could not put it down. As it approaches its conclusion it slows and I felt it could go, any one, of many ways. Littered in the plot were quite a few loose ends, each having the potential to come back and bite Grace. The ending does take a surprising turn, of which all I will say is it does not end like the film.

Arguably there are a few plot holes, but it would be churlish to make an issue of them; it is a farce. For me, the five stars are earned by the writing, I was hooked and drawn into Grace’s murky world of dislike for most things human. The plot was good, the characters well developed and the edge of the seat writing was awesome (Grace would very much disapprove of anything being “awesome”, she hates such over-the-top language).
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Marina Aguilera Fernandez
5.0 out of 5 stars Alucinante!!
Reviewed in Spain on January 9, 2024
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Al llegar a la mitad del libro empecé a pensar “estos guiris están locos”. Cómo puede gustar tanto esta novela? No me estaba disgustando y tampoco se me estaba haciendo pesada pero no entendía tanto éxito, algo no me cuadraba.
Hasta que… toma giro! De repente todo cambia y el libro cambia de aceptable a alucinante en mi mente.
Añadamos el plus de la ampliación del vocabulario ya que Grace es muy vulgar e informal narrando y usa palabras que no suelen aparecer en los libros de texto de inglés.
Para saber de qué va, está la sinopsis, yo solo os cuento mi impresión.
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