Life has rather got in the way recently and reading and blogging has had to take a back seat. I’m playing catch up with a couple of short reviews of recent reads. Both hugely enjoyable.
The latest, Mothers and Daughters I loved. The central characters are Naomi, a strong and resilient character, widowed after a long marriage to Colin. Her two adult daughters Martha, who is determined, bossy, organised to the nth degree and her father’s favourite and then there is Willow. The youngest and the most indecisive, who drifts along in life not really having a focus of what she wants to do. Each woman has their own memory of Colin who casts his shadow over their lives, even after his death.Reviews for previous books by C.L. Taylor can be found via my post index.I thought the author did a perfect job of blending all the different personalities and showing how they each reacted to change and personal challenges – as well as focusing on the difficulties that arise when someone wants to reclaim their own life in the face of opposition from others. The Sunday Times bestselling author Erica James returns with this gloriously compelling tale of mothers and daughters, secrets and love.
Anchor House is the coastal home where Naomi and her husband raised their two girls. Now widowed, Naomi is building a new life alone, but the arrival of Ellis next door is bringing some long-awaited fun back too.
Anchor House is the coastal home where Naomi and her husband raised their two girls. Now widowed, Naomi is building a new life alone, but the arrival of Ellis next door is bringing some long-awaited fun back too.
So much of the story felt authentic both in plot and characters. Some I felt so much sympathy for and I was so hoping that they wouldn’t sabotage their own chance of happiness. There were others that raised red flags almost immediately and I found myself shaking my head in disbelief and shock.
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This well paced story of betrayal and revenge kept me entertained from beginning to end. The Guilty Couple was an excellent read.
Although the relationship between the three women is at the heart of the story, other relationships are bought under the spotlight including marital problems, the issues facing blended families, control and abuse and deciding how much of your real self that you let others see.
MY THOUGHTSThe story begins in 2014 with Olivia Sutherland in court waiting to hear her fate. We then jump to 2019 with Olivia picking up her life and determined to find out the truth about who she believed framed her.
