English Summary/英文概要： Bird is a woman on the run. One minute, she’s in a meeting in her office in Birmingham - the next, she’s walking out on her job, her home, her life. It’s a day she thought might come, and one she’s prepared for - but nothing could prepare her for what will happen next. As she flees north using multiple disguises, Bird has to work out who exactly is on her trail, and who - if anyone - she can trust. Like many people, she has fantasised about escape for a long time, but now it’s actually happening. Is her greatest fear that she will be hunted down, or that she will never be found?

Awards/获奖情况： ‘[E]ven better than Doughty’s brilliant runaway best-seller Apple Tree Yard ...a terrific read.’ Daily Mail

‘At the heart of this nail-bitingly tense and compelling spy novel is a lonely and haunted protagonist who stays in the mind long after the final page has turned.’ Paula Hawkins

‘Doughty is a brilliant storyteller who knows how to build suspense to breaking point.’ The Times

‘Louise Doughty leads her unnerved readers into dark territory’ Hilary Mantel

‘Doughty has a particular gift for unsettling stories, for making us ask difficult questions of ourselves, our own relationships and choices’ Observer

Her previous book was the number one bestseller Apple Tree Yard. First published in 2013, it has sold over half a million copies in the UK alone and has been translated in thirty territories worldwide. A four-part TV adaptation with Emily Watson in the lead role was broadcast on Sunday nights on BBC1 in January 2017.

Doughty’s sixth novel, Whatever You Love, was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award and longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. She has also won awards for radio drama and short stories, along with publishing one work of non-fiction, A Novel in a Year, based on her popular newspaper column. She is a critic and cultural commentator for UK and international newspapers and broadcasts regularly for the BBC and has been the judge for many prizes and awards including the Man Booker Prize and the Costa Novel Award. She lives in London.