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book reviews

The Perfect Sister, by Sheryl Browne

Claire and her husband Luke are struggling with their relationship: their daughter has haemophilia, Claire’s dad Bernard has dementia and they have moved in with him, they have no time together as a couple. On a night out, Luke kisses another woman who seems vulnerable but it soon becomes clear she is emotionally unstable. Meanwhile […]

The Nowhere Girl, by Nicole Trope

  TRIGGER WARNING: this book deals with miscarriage, domestic and sexual abuse, and alcoholism As you can see from the trigger warning, this is a devastating book. It is also a brilliant read, so if you are not sensitive to any of the issues mentioned above, then I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend. Three women linked […]

Her Daughter’s Cry, by M.M. Chouinard

A woman with no memory stumbles into a shop begging for help. Her clothes are soaked in blood but it isn’t hers. Test results show it belongs to her daughter but the police and the woman have no idea how old the girl or woman is. A search of the area where they think the […]

Her Secret Past, by Kerry Watts

  Jessie Blake faces a double murder scene with the victims’ grandson calmly sat beside one of the bodies eating a sandwich. He has no sign of gunshot residue on his hands so is not the killer, but who is? Could it be Tommy Angus, the couple’s son who was about to be written out […]

Burning Island, by Suzanne Goldring

  In 1944 the Jews of Corfu are gathered together ready for deportation. One family has sent their younger children to live with another family. Can any of them survive the Naiz Final Solution? In the present day, James and Amber have left their high powered and highly stressful careers to start up a restaurant […]