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Why Don't You Come For Me? by Diane Janes (view source)
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I loved this book and it's one of those that is just about impossible to put down once you've got into it. The characters lift off the page – the husband who is perhaps getting just a little bit tired of all this concentration on a child he never knew, the business associate who is just a little too attentive to the husband and the teenage boy who is so real that you can just about smell the socks and hormones. Then there's Jo's past to contend with. Her mother wasn't just difficult; she was psychotic, as her father was to find out. This might, or might not affect Jo's ability to be a good mother, but it certainly coloured what people thought of Jo - and about what happened to her first husband.
The story is about how Jo copes in a remote hamlet In in Cumbria as her life begins to unravel. You'll constantly question just how reliable Jo's judgement is as she staggers from crisis to crisis. You'll be on the edge of your seat holding your breath right through to the explosive climax and even days later you won't be able to get the people – all of them – out of your mind. Abductions and kidnappings have unfortunately made headlines in recent years, but this book doesn't bleed them for what they're worth – it's takes the story into the future and looks at the terrible legacy such a crime leaves in its wake. Highly recommended.
I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag.