Louise Candlish

Charlotte and Perry long for summers at Cliff View, their gorgeous holiday home overlooking the turquoise waters of Pine Ridge. And now that city friends Amy and Linus have bought a property nearby, they plan lazy weeks of sun, sea and sipping rosé on Charlotte’s summerhouse veranda....

Eleanor Blake, distraught after breaking up with her fiancé Will, decides to do what most would scarcely dare....

Two weeks in a boathouse on the edge of peaceful Lake Orta....

It all happens so quickly. One day you're living the dream, commuting to work by riverbus with your charismatic neighbour Kit in the seat beside you....

Alex lives a comfortable life with his wife Beth in the leafy suburb of Silver Vale. He’s a good husband and an easy-going neighbour. That’s until Beth announces the creation of a nature trail on a local site that’s been disused for decades and suddenly Alex is a changed man....

When Joe and Christy Davenport step behind the Oxford-blue-painted door of their 'forever' home, they believe their dreams have come true....

The day Maggie Lane dies, she sends her daughter Olivia a letter containing the address of Olivia's first love, Richie Briscoe....

Until Darren Booth moves in at number 1, Lowland Way, the neighbourhood is a suburban paradise....

Ellen Saint is just your average mum. Devoted to her family, she’s no different from any other mother who wants the best for her kids. But when her teenage son Lucas brings a new friend home, cracks start to appear in Ellen’s perfect family life....

When her marriage to Alistair ends with his infidelity, Kate vows she will not make the same mistake twice. She will never put herself - or her children - through a relationship again....

When Fi Lawson arrives home to find strangers moving into her house, she is plunged into terror and confusion. She and her husband Bram have owned their home on Trinity Avenue for years and have no intention of selling....

Arriving on the windswept Ile de Ré, Tabby Dewhurst is unable to even afford a room for the night....

It's summer when Elm Hill lido opens, having stood empty for years. For Natalie Steele, it offers freedom and leads her to Lara Channing, a charismatic former actress....

On a perfect summer's day in Paris, tourists on a river trip watch in horror as drama unfolds. A small boy has fallen overboard and disappeared below the surface of the water....

Exclusive interview with author Louise Candlish at the Audible Studios in London. Louise joins us to discuss her new novel, The Swimming Pool....

At the birth of their daughters, Rachel, Mariel and Jenny make a promise: to love and care for each other's girls as they would their own. Six years later and a tragedy has torn them apart....

Simone has a secret. She likes to stand at her bathroom window and spy on the couple downstairs through their kitchen skylight. She knows what they eat for breakfast and who they’ve got over for dinner. She knows what mood they’re in before they even step out the door....

Anna has waited a long time to fall in love and now that she has, she's not going to let her boyfriend Charlie's mother stand in her way....

Hannah and Juliet Goodwin have been best friends since childhood, but when Juliet's boyfriend Luke is killed just as Hannah marries the affluent Michael, a wedge is driven between them....

Ils pensaient s'être séparés "intelligemment". Ils avaient, en tout cas, trouvé un accord : ils habiteraient à tour de rôle avec leurs enfants...