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Bea Setton was born in France and has lived in Paris, the USA and Berlin, the city which inspired her critically acclaimed debut novel. She then studied at Cambridge for a master's in Philosophy & Theology, and this inspired the setting of her second book, Plaything. Bea currently divides her time between Berlin and Oxford, Mississippi, where she is writing her third novel.
Setton offers a slow drip-feed of apprehension and unease as the novel swells towards a satisfying – and pleasingly unpredictable – climax * Daily Mail * A gloriously tense tale of obsession . . . At times the reader feels like Setton's plaything, but she does it so well, we don't really mind. * Financial Times * A cold novel, then, but one that will remain with me. The surprises work, a twist towards the end left me uttering an expletive aloud, and the final page made me shudder. Animal lovers, however, be warned. It’s not just the mice who suffer. -- John Boyne * Irish Times * There are twists and turns and moments of real poignancy in this smart, dark academia book * My Weekly * I just loved it – it truly wedged itself into my brain. Absolutely vile and brilliant. Plaything is an unhinged melody, and it will serenade fans of the darkest narratives. In this utterly gripping, stomach-turning and explosive novel, obsession and jealousy are heightened by the claustrophobia, paranoia and loneliness of lockdown. I couldn’t leave it alone, right until the bitter, bloody end. * Alice Slater, author of Death of a Bookseller *
