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Those People: The gripping, compulsive new thriller from the bestselling author of Our House Paperback – 1 July 2019
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- Publisher : Simon & Schuster UK; Export/Airside edition (1 July 2019)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 400 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1471168085
- ISBN-13 : 978-1471168086
- Dimensions : 15.3 x 2.4 x 23.4 cm
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'One of this summer's most anticipated thrillers' ― Stylist
'Scarily plausible' ― Observer
'Guaranteed to have you vibrating with impotent fury … a carefully crafted psychological thriller’ -- Laura Wilson ― Guardian
‘A feverish atmosphere is built up, with Candlish again skewering the peccadilloes and prejudices of her middle-class characters’ ― Sunday Times
'You're in for a treat!' -- Lisa Jewell
'Prepare to be gripped; Those People is nail-bitingly tense from the first page to the last. Louise Candlish shows us the dark side of suburbia – and of ourselves' -- Erin Kelly
‘Sharp satire and a plot that builds to a roiling boil with a couple of oh-so-clever final twists in close succession: Louise Candlish is one very clever writer’ -- Sarah Vaughan
'Beautifully modulated and terrifically suspenseful' ― Washington Post
‘Twists aplenty, and such wonderful observation - I loved it' -- Clare Mackintosh
'An addictive, twisty page-turner about the neighbours from hell that will give you nightmares about the suburban dream' -- Alice Feeney
'Scarily plausible' ― Observer
'Guaranteed to have you vibrating with impotent fury … a carefully crafted psychological thriller’ -- Laura Wilson ― Guardian
‘A feverish atmosphere is built up, with Candlish again skewering the peccadilloes and prejudices of her middle-class characters’ ― Sunday Times
'You're in for a treat!' -- Lisa Jewell
'Prepare to be gripped; Those People is nail-bitingly tense from the first page to the last. Louise Candlish shows us the dark side of suburbia – and of ourselves' -- Erin Kelly
‘Sharp satire and a plot that builds to a roiling boil with a couple of oh-so-clever final twists in close succession: Louise Candlish is one very clever writer’ -- Sarah Vaughan
'Beautifully modulated and terrifically suspenseful' ― Washington Post
‘Twists aplenty, and such wonderful observation - I loved it' -- Clare Mackintosh
'An addictive, twisty page-turner about the neighbours from hell that will give you nightmares about the suburban dream' -- Alice Feeney
About the Author
Louise Candlish is the Sunday Times bestselling author of fourteen novels. Our House, a #1 bestseller, won the Crime & Thriller Book of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards, was longlisted for the 2019 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, and was shortlisted for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award. It is soon to be a major ITV drama made by Death in Paradise producers Red Planet Pictures. Louise lives in London with her husband and daughter. Visit her at LouiseCandlish.com or connect with her on Twitter @Louise_Candlish.
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The book waffles on and on. I did not like this style of writing at all. It was great at putting me to sleep though.
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A less than desirable neighbour moves into Lowland Way and the residents react in different ways. A really good book with an ending I didn’t expect.
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Some neighbours are the worst. Imagine living next to THOSE PEOPLE? Honestly, it would have driven me insane.
And to think that the police do not get involved in noise complaints, citing it being a council issue, is ludicrous! Here, if such a thing happened we can call the police who would then address the issue with the offending neighbours. End of story. What does the council have to do with it, really? Noise complaints are a police concern given that they are disrupting the neighbourhood and breaching the peace.
Aside from that, I felt like this was an episode of "Desperate Housewives" and, despite having enjoyed the show, this just felt like tit-for-tat and didn't convey as well on paper as it did on screen. In fact, I found every character in it annoying - except for Tuppy (stupid name for a dog).
So what can I say about THOSE PEOPLE? That that's 2 days of reading I can't get back? Behind on my NetGalley schedule already I lost 2 days to end up none the wiser.
Lowland Way is a quiet leafy suburb in South London where the neighbours are community minded. Given the description of the area, I'd say an affluent part of London. Every Sunday is "Play Out Sunday" where the street is cleared of vehicles, temporary bollards erected and signs put in place notifying others. It's a day rolled back to days of old when children used to play in the street without the fear of being bowled over by an SUV. The community had rallied to make it happen and those who lived on Lowland Way prided themselves on their community spirit.
That is, until the Booths moved into Number 1. Music played at full volume at all house, noisy household renovations, dangerous scaffolding put in place creating an eye-sore on the street and not to mention the illegal car dealing business they are running out of the house and taking up all the residents' parking spaces. It soon becomes apparent - the Booths are not welcome in Lowland Way.
Complaints are made but go unheeded and just seem to escalate the problem. The pile of rubble that adorns the entrance to the well-manicured street has only served to bring down the value of houses down.
The residents of Lowland Way think it is their job to police their neighbourhood and unite against the Booths, hoping to make them tow the line so as to restore peace to their street. But then a tragedy happens....but then it was only a matter of time.
THOSE PEOPLE is the first book I've read by Louise Candlish and I can't say that I'm thrilled by it. The premise certainly sounded far more promising than it actually was. I felt completely unconnected to any of the characters in a way that felt almost detached. And I felt no sympathy for anyone. No one in this book was remotely likable except the dog, and even he played such a small role it is hardly worth mentioning.
The plot was incredibly dull and the speed glacial. The reveals when they came were uneventful and disappointing. Really, I was that unexcited by the book that I just can't be bothered to even relate much in review.
I cannot say I would recommend THOSE PEOPLE but if you are a Louise Candlish fan I am sure you will enjoy this one, as many others seem to have. Just not me.
Another thing I found irritating is that this is a book written by a British author, set in London and published by an Australian publisher. Why, then, is it editted in American English and not UK English? Neighbor instead of neighbour, organize instead of organise. I'd expect it of a book by an American author and set in Amercia, but not a British one. But that is just me.
I would like to thank #LouiseCandlish, #NetGalley and #SimonAndSchusterAustralia for an ARC of #ThosePeople in exchange for an honest review.
And to think that the police do not get involved in noise complaints, citing it being a council issue, is ludicrous! Here, if such a thing happened we can call the police who would then address the issue with the offending neighbours. End of story. What does the council have to do with it, really? Noise complaints are a police concern given that they are disrupting the neighbourhood and breaching the peace.
Aside from that, I felt like this was an episode of "Desperate Housewives" and, despite having enjoyed the show, this just felt like tit-for-tat and didn't convey as well on paper as it did on screen. In fact, I found every character in it annoying - except for Tuppy (stupid name for a dog).
So what can I say about THOSE PEOPLE? That that's 2 days of reading I can't get back? Behind on my NetGalley schedule already I lost 2 days to end up none the wiser.
Lowland Way is a quiet leafy suburb in South London where the neighbours are community minded. Given the description of the area, I'd say an affluent part of London. Every Sunday is "Play Out Sunday" where the street is cleared of vehicles, temporary bollards erected and signs put in place notifying others. It's a day rolled back to days of old when children used to play in the street without the fear of being bowled over by an SUV. The community had rallied to make it happen and those who lived on Lowland Way prided themselves on their community spirit.
That is, until the Booths moved into Number 1. Music played at full volume at all house, noisy household renovations, dangerous scaffolding put in place creating an eye-sore on the street and not to mention the illegal car dealing business they are running out of the house and taking up all the residents' parking spaces. It soon becomes apparent - the Booths are not welcome in Lowland Way.
Complaints are made but go unheeded and just seem to escalate the problem. The pile of rubble that adorns the entrance to the well-manicured street has only served to bring down the value of houses down.
The residents of Lowland Way think it is their job to police their neighbourhood and unite against the Booths, hoping to make them tow the line so as to restore peace to their street. But then a tragedy happens....but then it was only a matter of time.
THOSE PEOPLE is the first book I've read by Louise Candlish and I can't say that I'm thrilled by it. The premise certainly sounded far more promising than it actually was. I felt completely unconnected to any of the characters in a way that felt almost detached. And I felt no sympathy for anyone. No one in this book was remotely likable except the dog, and even he played such a small role it is hardly worth mentioning.
The plot was incredibly dull and the speed glacial. The reveals when they came were uneventful and disappointing. Really, I was that unexcited by the book that I just can't be bothered to even relate much in review.
I cannot say I would recommend THOSE PEOPLE but if you are a Louise Candlish fan I am sure you will enjoy this one, as many others seem to have. Just not me.
Another thing I found irritating is that this is a book written by a British author, set in London and published by an Australian publisher. Why, then, is it editted in American English and not UK English? Neighbor instead of neighbour, organize instead of organise. I'd expect it of a book by an American author and set in Amercia, but not a British one. But that is just me.
I would like to thank #LouiseCandlish, #NetGalley and #SimonAndSchusterAustralia for an ARC of #ThosePeople in exchange for an honest review.
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The author is British, an alumnus of UCL, and worked as an editor in art publishing and a copywriter before turning her hand to fiction. She has published >20 books (I lost count).
A newspaper literary critic far wittier than me coined the term "suburban noir" for Ms Candlish's style. It's a good call. In Our House (2018), the only other one I've read, a woman comes home to find strangers moving into her house, a house she didn't sell. Hint: There's an estranged husband lurking about.
In this one, the neighbour from hell moves into Lowland Way, and proceeds to reduce his house to rubble. The concerns and complaints of the good burghers of London's answer to Ramsay Street fall on deaf ears, in no small part because the male newcomer is a metalhead mechanic who divides his time between his power tools and ministering to the five cars that now block everyone else's access.
The narrative moves along apace without much of interest happening: an unusual combination in my experience. I'm still not sure how Ms Candlish managed that.
Reviews I've read vary in their enthusiasm, from meh to tepid endorsement. Bearing in mind I’m a grumpy old white man, I'm going to go with meh.
A newspaper literary critic far wittier than me coined the term "suburban noir" for Ms Candlish's style. It's a good call. In Our House (2018), the only other one I've read, a woman comes home to find strangers moving into her house, a house she didn't sell. Hint: There's an estranged husband lurking about.
In this one, the neighbour from hell moves into Lowland Way, and proceeds to reduce his house to rubble. The concerns and complaints of the good burghers of London's answer to Ramsay Street fall on deaf ears, in no small part because the male newcomer is a metalhead mechanic who divides his time between his power tools and ministering to the five cars that now block everyone else's access.
The narrative moves along apace without much of interest happening: an unusual combination in my experience. I'm still not sure how Ms Candlish managed that.
Reviews I've read vary in their enthusiasm, from meh to tepid endorsement. Bearing in mind I’m a grumpy old white man, I'm going to go with meh.
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The arrival of new neighbours shakes up a neat, quiet and amiable South London neighbourhood, causing high anxiety. Quickly, the intimidating couple pretty much thumb their noses at everyone, doing whatever they like, including: dodgy home renos, running an illegal home business, creating piles of rubbish and flouting residential noise laws. This triggers counter behaviours from other residents that makes you question whether any neighbour is truly normal, above board or genuine (although, bad neighbours can be an absolute torment in real life - true). Then, a major incident occurs.
Louise Candlish has an individual style of writing that can come across as clipped and methodical. In ‘Those People’ she was also going for an offbeat and bizarre feel, but just doesn’t pull it off (as she did in the crazy, but interesting, ‘House').
Louise Candlish has an individual style of writing that can come across as clipped and methodical. In ‘Those People’ she was also going for an offbeat and bizarre feel, but just doesn’t pull it off (as she did in the crazy, but interesting, ‘House').
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Lowland Way is a quiet, community minded street in South London. Until the Booth's move into number 1 that is. Playing loud music at all hours, noisy household renovations, not to mention the illegal car dealing business they are running from the house, taking up all the resident's parking spaces, the Booths are definitely not welcome in Lowland Way.
The neighbours are up in arms. Complaints go unheeded, well in fact they just escalate the problem. The once well manicured street has turned to a pile of rubble, bringing the housing prices down. The neighbours unite against the Booths. Then a tragedy happens...
I did enjoy his psychological thriller, reading it in a day. It's full of unlikeable characters, both the Booths and the neighbours, though I'm sure that's intended. The conclusion was somewhat satisfying, but honestly I doubt I'll remember this book in a months time.
My thanks to Simon & Schuster Australia for an uncorrected proof to read and review. the opinions are entirely my own.
The neighbours are up in arms. Complaints go unheeded, well in fact they just escalate the problem. The once well manicured street has turned to a pile of rubble, bringing the housing prices down. The neighbours unite against the Booths. Then a tragedy happens...
I did enjoy his psychological thriller, reading it in a day. It's full of unlikeable characters, both the Booths and the neighbours, though I'm sure that's intended. The conclusion was somewhat satisfying, but honestly I doubt I'll remember this book in a months time.
My thanks to Simon & Schuster Australia for an uncorrected proof to read and review. the opinions are entirely my own.
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Kaffmatt
1.0 out of 5 stars
Nonsense and The Most Abrupt Ending I’ve Ever Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 July 2019Verified Purchase
A mundane, meandering and plodding plot that’s as exciting as a wasp sting. If the plot wasn’t bad enough the abrupt ending was beyond belief. Like a number of other reviewers, I thought part of the book had not downloaded the last chapters but no, the book finished in the most disappointing manner. Get to the bottom of the last page and ‘hang on, where’s the rest?’ From 94% onwards there are chapters from another book which I definitely will not be reading.
Succinctly, a ‘poorer class’ couple move onto an ‘middle class’ street. The newcomers cause bedlam with loud music, car repairs, car sales and car parking in the established residents’ parking spaces. Oo er.......
Obviously friction is caused and the established residents plot together and take action. That’s about it. Nothing gripping, nothing thrilling and if sleep hasn’t taken over, nothing interesting.
Boring self absorbed characters, so thinly drawn you can see through them. Thank goodness I don’t live on a street with those people.
Succinctly, a ‘poorer class’ couple move onto an ‘middle class’ street. The newcomers cause bedlam with loud music, car repairs, car sales and car parking in the established residents’ parking spaces. Oo er.......
Obviously friction is caused and the established residents plot together and take action. That’s about it. Nothing gripping, nothing thrilling and if sleep hasn’t taken over, nothing interesting.
Boring self absorbed characters, so thinly drawn you can see through them. Thank goodness I don’t live on a street with those people.
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A. Linton
2.0 out of 5 stars
Another disappointment
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 July 2019Verified Purchase
Oh dear - what on earth has happened to Louise Cavendish? From masterpieces like 'The Swimming Pool' we come to this rather poor effort full of cardboard characters - self important middle class residents of an middle class suburb vs a loutish caricature of a working class man who moves into their area. Her last book was poor, this one is virtually unreadable and offers no entertainment value whatsoever. I really didn't care about any of the characters or whodunnit or what was done. The book is written in a style reminiscent of Liane Moriarty but it really doesn't work here, the rather staid quotes at the start of each chapter hardly set the reader's imagination on fire. . I fear that like other good authors she is being pressurised to write thrillers on the grounds they sell better than other books. I may be on my own here but I'd don't really care as long as the writing is good. I'm not at all surprised that the price has been reduced to 99p.
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JM
2.0 out of 5 stars
Good for bedtime reading... it'll have you asleep in no time!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 August 2019Verified Purchase
The reviews to this book were good, so I bought it. Unfortunately, it is the most boring book I've ever read. It just goes on and on and on. It's like listening to someone gossip about the goings on of their neighbours. Yawn! I love books and even if I'm not keen on one, I will read it to the end, but I had to stop reading this because it was so mind-numbingly boring. I wouldn't recommend it at all, and I'm struggling to see why all the reviews were so good.
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Hyacinth Bucket
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nobody likeable here
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 July 2019Verified Purchase
It's difficult to enjoy a book when none of the characters have any redeeming qualities. Character development is practically non existent and follows stereotypical lines. We never really understand the motivations of any of the residents. It becomes vaguely ludicrous when it seems they were all out and about in the early hours of the morning, walking dogs or thinking. If middle class cliques in leafy suburbs are like this, I'm glad I live in London where neighbours are held at arm's length.
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it’s a book that continued to capture my attention and I flew through this book in a day
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 September 2019Verified Purchase
The residents of Lowland Way are very proud of their street; everyone seems to get on, everyone knows everyone and they even close the road on a Sunday to allow their kids to run free and play safely. It all sounds like a suburban dream and the residents are highly smug about it too!
When Jean passed away the residents were curious to see who would live in No.1, but they hadn’t even contemplated the thought that they may end up with a nightmare neighbour.
The neighbourhood is delivered a massive blow, Darren and Jodie are THE definition of nightmare neighbours. Here’s just a few examples of what they are like: knocking down a garden wall, that the neighbours had all campaigned with Jean to keep; parking a dozen cars on the street outside other people’s houses and refusing to move them on Sundays for the kids; loud music blaring late into the night; DIYing without ever seemingly making progress… oh the list goes on!
The neighbours are trapped. Even if they wanted to sell, no one would want to buy their houses with the disruption at No.1 evident 24/7. Poor Sissy who had set up a B&B in her house is now losing all her guests as they complain of the noise throughout the night.
Something has to happen.
The prologue opens with an extract from Ralph talking to the police. There’s been a death. Have the neighbours got what they’ve been wishing for?
The plot then flits back to 8 weeks previously and builds up the story telling the tale from multiple neighbours, with each chapter beginning with an extract from the police interviews linked to the POV for this particular chapter – continually building up the suspicion of what the hell has happened?
As the past collides with the present, Candlish reveals the shocking truth which completely threw me. I was back to square one, all the scenarios I had thought up needed scrapping and I began again trying to work out what was going on.
The twists kept on coming as Candlish further explored her characters and dug out their darkest thoughts. The second half of the book seemed to be a continuous fireworks display as “bang” a secret is revealed, “bang” the plot changes direction and “bang” the police shift gear and hone in on someone else.
With so many sub plots being explored, it’s a book that continued to capture my attention and I flew through this book in a day. An incredible book to follow Our House, and it ensures that Candlish remains in my “instant grab” category.
When Jean passed away the residents were curious to see who would live in No.1, but they hadn’t even contemplated the thought that they may end up with a nightmare neighbour.
The neighbourhood is delivered a massive blow, Darren and Jodie are THE definition of nightmare neighbours. Here’s just a few examples of what they are like: knocking down a garden wall, that the neighbours had all campaigned with Jean to keep; parking a dozen cars on the street outside other people’s houses and refusing to move them on Sundays for the kids; loud music blaring late into the night; DIYing without ever seemingly making progress… oh the list goes on!
The neighbours are trapped. Even if they wanted to sell, no one would want to buy their houses with the disruption at No.1 evident 24/7. Poor Sissy who had set up a B&B in her house is now losing all her guests as they complain of the noise throughout the night.
Something has to happen.
The prologue opens with an extract from Ralph talking to the police. There’s been a death. Have the neighbours got what they’ve been wishing for?
The plot then flits back to 8 weeks previously and builds up the story telling the tale from multiple neighbours, with each chapter beginning with an extract from the police interviews linked to the POV for this particular chapter – continually building up the suspicion of what the hell has happened?
As the past collides with the present, Candlish reveals the shocking truth which completely threw me. I was back to square one, all the scenarios I had thought up needed scrapping and I began again trying to work out what was going on.
The twists kept on coming as Candlish further explored her characters and dug out their darkest thoughts. The second half of the book seemed to be a continuous fireworks display as “bang” a secret is revealed, “bang” the plot changes direction and “bang” the police shift gear and hone in on someone else.
With so many sub plots being explored, it’s a book that continued to capture my attention and I flew through this book in a day. An incredible book to follow Our House, and it ensures that Candlish remains in my “instant grab” category.
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