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Chapters (48)
  1. Dedication
  2. Excerpt
  3. PROLOGUE
  4. PART ONE
  5. Chapter OneGLOUCESTERSHIRE, SPRING 2008
  6. Chapter Two
  7. Chapter ThreeGLOUCESTERSHIRE, MARCH 2008
  8. Chapter FourGLOUCESTERSHIRE, MARCH 2008
  9. Chapter FiveGLOUCESTERSHIRE, MARCH 2008
  10. Chapter SixGLOUCESTERSHIRE, MARCH 2008
  11. Chapter SevenGLOUCESTERSHIRE, MARCH 2008
  12. Chapter EightGLOUCESTERSHIRE, MARCH 2008
  13. Chapter NineLONDON, MARCH 2008
  14. Chapter Ten
  15. Chapter Eleven
  16. Chapter TwelveGLOUCESTERSHIRE, MARCH 2008
  17. Chapter Thirteen
  18. Chapter Fourteen
  19. Chapter FifteenLONDON, MARCH 2008
  20. Chapter SixteenLONDON, MARCH 2008
  21. Chapter Seventeen
  22. Chapter Eighteen
  23. PART TWO
  24. Chapter Nineteen
  25. Chapter Twenty
  26. Chapter Twenty-OneTHE TIMES, APRIL 2008
  27. Chapter Twenty-Two
  28. Chapter Twenty-ThreeTHE TIMES, MAY 2008
  29. Chapter Twenty-FourTHE TIMES, MAY 2008
  30. Chapter Twenty-Five
  31. Chapter Twenty-SixTIME OUT, JUNE 2008
  32. Chapter Twenty-SevenTHE TELEGRAPH, JULY 2008
  33. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  34. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  35. Chapter Thirty
  36. PART THREE
  37. Chapter Thirty-OneTHE TIMES, APRIL 2009
  38. Chapter Thirty-Two
  39. Chapter Thirty-Three
  40. Chapter Thirty-Four
  41. Chapter Thirty-Five
  42. Chapter Thirty-Six
  43. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  44. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  45. Chapter Thirty-NineGLOUCESTERSHIRE,SUMMER 2009
  46. About the Author
  47. Never Tell
  48. About the Publisher
  • Consider the role of truth within the novel. How much of the action would be irrevocably altered had people chosen to tell the truth at all times?
  • Can any of the characters be described as wholly ‘good’?
  • Discuss Rose’s ready acceptance of Society X’s more salubrious actions, such as group sex or drug taking. What do you think she found in the group that was lacking in her own life?
  • Is Rose always in control of her own destiny?
  • Consider why secret societies seem to proliferate in elite learning institutions – both here and in the US. Do you believe that participating in these clandestine groups has any bearing on the members’ success in later life?
  • Discuss Dalziel’s assertion that ‘you can have free will … and still live in the confines of civilised life but outside organised religion.’ Do you agree with Rose, that it was ‘far more about decadence and doing exactly what you liked’ than any aspect of religion?’

About the Author

Never Tell

Born in London with a love of all things dramatic, Claire Seeber began her career as an actress. Soon deciding she’d rather pull strings safely behind the scenes, Claire forged a successful career in documentary television, enabling her to travel the world, glimpsing into lives otherwise unseen. Also a feature-writer for newspapers such as the Guardian, Independent on Sunday and the Telegraph, Claire now combines (furious) scribbling with keeping a beady eye on her two young boys.

Praise for Claire Seeber:

‘An intense psychological thriller.’      OK!

‘An absorbing page-turner.’      Closer

‘A powerful and sensitive treatment of every parent’s worst nightmare.’      Laura Wilson, The Guardian

About the Publisher

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United Kingdom

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United States

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