Publication Day: July 5th
Author: Noelle Harrison
Buy Link:
https://geni.us/B0CZ42S9LBsocial
Description:
Her husband is dead. But his secrets live on…
When Constance hears the knock on her door, her heart misses a beat in fear. She ushers the police into the lounge, and they tell her to sit down. It’s hard to stop her legs from shaking and their words buzz in her ears as they tell her that Daniel – the husband she has always loved – has been found dead in what they believe is a tragic suicide.
As Constance breaks the news to her teenage daughter Cathy, her thin shoulders shake with sobs. She says that her father had everything to live for and he wouldn’t have left them behind. Constance knows this is true. Because she also knows about Maya, the other woman he would do anything for, the woman she has been following, the woman he argued with the day he died.
Constance tries to put her grief and anger aside and find out what happened for the sake of her daughter. But as she digs deeper into Daniel’s death, it looks as if he isn’t the only one who has been hiding things…
What did Cathy know about her father and his other woman? What really happened the day Daniel died?
Constance is desperate to learn the truth… but will it destroy what remains of her family?
A heartbreaking and powerful novel about family secrets and the decisions we never think we will have to make. Perfect for fans of Imogen Clark, Amanda Prowse and Susan Lewis.
Author Bio:
Noelle is an Irish author who’s been writing novels and plays for nearly thirty years. Her books have been published in over 12 different countries. She is also published under the pen name Evie Blake and her Valentina Trilogy hit the Der Spiegel Bestseller List in 2013.
In 2014 she was one of 56 Irish Writers included in the anthology and exhibition Lines of Vision Irish Writers on Art at the National Gallery of Ireland, and published by Thames & Hudson.
She has also written five plays – Northern Landscapes, Black Virgin, Runaway Wife, The Good Sister, and Witches’ Gets, which featured in Cymera and Audacious Women Festivals in Edinburgh to sold out houses.
She currently lives in Edinburgh in Scotland, and is one of the founders of Aurora Writers’ Retreats, and part of the wellness hub The Space To BE.
If you like stories written from the heart, historical with contemporary timeslip, family mysteries and secrets, and always, always a love story set against evocative landscapes, you might like to pick up one of her books. Her aim is to tell women’s stories from the past and present and to give voice to those who are rarely heard. Want to know more about Noelle and her writing, go to http://www.noelleharrison.com
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My Thoughts
When this was posted I read the blurb and was excited by what this book was about. It is nice to feel the excitement again about a book especially when it isn’t an author I am familiar with.
This book isn’t necessarily my style but I do like the idea and the premise behind the story. I think that it shows a great deal of writing ability to be able to show such style and tact in writing.
Daniel while we don’t see a lot of at first seems interesting more than the others at least from first impressions. No he doesn’t seem to be a good person but just more of am interesting character.
Constance the ex I guess of Daniel just drives me crazy a bit as she needs to know everything and doesn’t seem to understand about privacy. It makes me glad I didn’t have a parent like her as I wouls have been as annoyed as Cathy the daughter.
Cathy is typical and doesn’t want her mom to know her business and doesn’t want to be stalled which is what I feels like when she has to deal with her mother.
The book is written beautifully and has such vivid colours to it. This is far from what I am used to and is more of a book that is about the story and not about the characters. I tend to read more character driven books but this was very good.
This is an emotionally overcharged book as you really feel for Constance with what she has to go through. I must say also that Constance is not a woman I would want to be with. She has so many trust issues and basically stalks another woman. Don’t get me wrong her husband Daniel is no prize either.
In relationships you need to have trust and this books shows that she has no trust nor does he. The book for me shows that relationships are not all they are cracked up to be.
The book was very good and had such a great time reading the book. Would I read another by this author yes I would.
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