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He doesn�t need a woman in his life; she knows he can�t live without her.


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Beautiful Ugly

Beautiful Ugly, January 2025
by Alice Feeney

Flatiron Books
Featuring: Grady Green
320 pages
ISBN: 125033778X
EAN: 9781250337788
Kindle: B0D12ST77F
Hardcover / e-Book
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"Haunting and Scenic"

Fresh Fiction Review

Beautiful Ugly
Alice Feeney

Reviewed by Debbie Devita
Posted February 16, 2025

Thriller Domestic

BEAUTIFUL UGLY

Do you enjoy roller coaster rides with a side of beautiful writing? You've come to the right place. BEAUTIFUL UGLY follows Author Grady Green as he navigates the intense grief he is feeling from his wife's death. It's been a year and Grady's life has gone from bad to worse. He can’t sleep, and he can’t write, so he travels to a tiny Scottish island to try to get his life back on track. Then he sees the impossible – a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife, plus so many other strange occurrences that no one else sees. Is he losing his mind? 

Wives think their husbands will change but they don’t.
Husbands think their wives won’t change but they do.

I just loved this book. It blew my mind. On the island, nothing is what it seems to be. Odd and bizarre things happen on this island. There are so many crazy characters on the island too they all seem unlikable.  
This is told in past and present timelines from Grady and his wife, Abby's POV. The detail just added to the mystery of the surroundings. This is just another example of how crazy out there but incredibly good Alice Feeney's novels tend to be. 

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SUMMARY

The million-copy bestselling Queen of Twists Alice Feeney returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage. . .
. . . and revenge.

Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life.

Grady calls his wife to share some exciting news as she is driving home. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her car by the cliff edge the headlights are on, the driver door is open, her phone is still there. . . but his wife has disappeared.

A year later, Grady is still overcome with grief and desperate to know what happened to Abby. He can’t sleep, and he can’t write, so he travels to a tiny Scottish island to try to get his life back on track. Then he sees the impossible – a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife.

Wives think their husbands will change but they don’t.
Husbands think their wives won’t change but they do.


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