*SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016*

Trapped between caring for her alcoholic father and her job as a secretary at the boys' prison, Eileen Dunlop dreams of escaping to the big city.

**NOW A MAJOR FILM**
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE**

It is winter-time and Eileen Dunlop is dreaming of escaping her life...

In the meantime, her time is spent caring for her alcoholic father, working as a secretary in a prison and shoplifting.

When the beautiful, charismatic Rebecca Saint John arrives on the scene as the new counsellor at the prison, Eileen is enchanted, unable to resist what appears to be a miraculously budding friendship.

But soon, Eileen's affection for Rebecca pulls her into a crime that far surpasses even her own wild imagination.

**FROM THE AUTHOR OF TIKTOK SENSATION MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION**

'Fully lives up to the hype. A taut psychological thriller, rippled with comedy as black as a raven's wing, Eileen is effortlessly stylish and compelling' The Times

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA NEW BLOOD DAGGER AWARD*