Adele Parks on Eyes on You, Twists, Pre-Orders & the Biscuit That Changed Everything

Adele Parks on Eyes on You, Twists, Pre-Orders & the Biscuit That Changed Everything

From Quick Book Reviews with Philippa Hall by Philippa Hall

July 10, 2026 · 35 min · Episode 476

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Philippa Hall interviews bestselling author Adele Parks about her latest novel and the pressures of being an auto-buy author.

Philippa sits down with the brilliant Adele Parks — bestselling author of 25 novels, over six million copies sold, OBE for services to literature — to talk about her latest book Eyes on You , the pressure of reader expectations, and a biscuit revelation that may change your tea break forever. 🎙️ Adele Parks on Eyes on You When Amy was 15, she watched her father brutally murder his secret lover. Her testimony sent him to prison. Now in her early 30s, she's living a small, quiet life — until a privileged, wealthy man walks into the noodle bar where she works, and everything changes. What feels like connection may hide something far darker. Adele & Philippa discuss: Why Adele thinks this might be her best book yet — and why that's not just author hype The working title that was ditched: The Murderer's Daughter — too on the nose, too reductive Daddy issues, trauma, and why Amy's story is really about what happens when the person who was supposed to protect you destroys everything instead The pressure of being an "auto-buy author" — and why that status has to be earned every single time Whether podcasters and book reviewers have made readers more demanding of twists and reveals…

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