The Confession (Paperback)

'Dazzlingly good . . . Without doubt one of the best novels of recent years' - Elizabeth Day, author of The Party and How to Fail

'A bold, intelligent, wonderful novel' - Sarah Winman, author of Tin Man

'A beautiful novel and one that will stay with me for a very long time' - Louise O'Neill, author of Only Ever Yours

'Burton writes perceptively about female identity and creativity . . . stunning' - Red

'Her best yet, I'm dazzled by it . . . I am deeply jealous of every reader who has it all ahead of them' - Daisy Buchanan, author of The Sisterhood

'An absorbing tale of self-discovery' - Woman & Home

'An irresistible tale of families, deception and the consequences of our choices' - Stacey Halls, author of The Familiars

'A masterpiece about the autonomy of women and their roles in society' - Irish Tatler

'An absorbing, intelligent piece of storytelling that succeeds in sustaining its mystery to the end' - Observer

'Stylish and riveting, Burton's latest is every bit as gripping as The Miniaturist, the debut that made her name' - Vogue

'The story of the intoxicating relationship between two women, and its fallout' - Sunday Times Culture

'In The Confession, Jessie Burton hasn't just captured a myriad of women's experiences but also the intrinsic ambivalence of living in a female body: the advantages, the oppressions. She's built a world of women that is so vivid and absorbing that at one point I paused in my reading to google Connie - and only then remembered that she was a fictional character' - Jean Hannah Edelstein, author of This Really Isn't About You

'The story of three women: Elise, Constance and Rose, who are united by love, rejection and self-understanding. What elevates the story is Burton's writing - like in The Miniaturist and The Muse - this is a book that'll sweep you along and make you reflect on your own choices in life' - Stylist

'I loved Burton's debut, The Miniaturist, but this is even better! Rose's mother disappeared when she was a baby, and the last person to see her was Constance, a reclusive novelist based in Hampstead. When Rose tracks her down, will she get the answers she needs? I was completely engrossed' - Nina Pottell, Prima

'The Miniaturist author channels her talent for complex characters and absorbing mysteries into a new story about the connection between three women' - Culture Whisper

'A powerful and deeply moving novel about secrets and storytelling, motherhood and friendship, and how we lose and find ourselves' - Sheerluxe