Hey guys,
This is a gripping book. Mainly because for the entire thing you have no idea wtf is going on....
It's told from the perspective of Rachel who takes the same train into London everyday. She watches the people in the houses on the street she used to live on with her ex husband Tom. She's even named them 'Jess and Jason.'
In her imagination they have the perfect marriage, until one day she sees something she shouldn't. 'Jess' is with another man and when a couple of days later 'Jess' is reported missing. Rachel feels like she has to do something.
The thing is, Rachel is a raging alcoholic whose whole life basically went down the swanny when she realised her husband, Tom was having an affair and was leaving her.
She lost her job, she lives with her friend whose sick to the back teeth of her behaviour and is stalking her ex, his new wife and their new baby. I mean abusive phone calls and showing up drunk to their house... It's a bit nuts.
Reading it, I had no idea who to trust or what was going on. We hear a little bit from 'Jess' who we know is actually called Megan, that she is mentally ill, has a troubled past and has had a couple of affairs. One of which Rachel witnessed on her way into London.
It's a very tangled web of complicated people and situations. It takes some time to unravel but once you do... It will blow your mind.
I recommend it, it's a tough novel with a lot of issues brought to light. Mental illness, death, alcoholism, domestic violence and the different types of relationships people have...
Let me know what you think.
Annie xx
This is a gripping book. Mainly because for the entire thing you have no idea wtf is going on....
It's told from the perspective of Rachel who takes the same train into London everyday. She watches the people in the houses on the street she used to live on with her ex husband Tom. She's even named them 'Jess and Jason.'
In her imagination they have the perfect marriage, until one day she sees something she shouldn't. 'Jess' is with another man and when a couple of days later 'Jess' is reported missing. Rachel feels like she has to do something.
The thing is, Rachel is a raging alcoholic whose whole life basically went down the swanny when she realised her husband, Tom was having an affair and was leaving her.
She lost her job, she lives with her friend whose sick to the back teeth of her behaviour and is stalking her ex, his new wife and their new baby. I mean abusive phone calls and showing up drunk to their house... It's a bit nuts.
Reading it, I had no idea who to trust or what was going on. We hear a little bit from 'Jess' who we know is actually called Megan, that she is mentally ill, has a troubled past and has had a couple of affairs. One of which Rachel witnessed on her way into London.
It's a very tangled web of complicated people and situations. It takes some time to unravel but once you do... It will blow your mind.
I recommend it, it's a tough novel with a lot of issues brought to light. Mental illness, death, alcoholism, domestic violence and the different types of relationships people have...
Let me know what you think.
Annie xx
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