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bunnieslikediamonds's review
5.0
Brilliant psychological suspense, very much of its time (1963) but with a sharp feminist edge. A sympathetic narrator struggles to be the voice of reason among rising hysteria in her suburban enclave. Mysterious men in raincoats litter the streets, husbands terrorize their wives and bunnies unsettle entire households. Faber & Faber have reissued Fremlin's complete works and I couldn't be more excited.
comedywriter's review against another edition
5.0
Pulls you further and further into her characters' world until you know it's too late ---revealing perfectly every turn and shadow of the feminine mind --writing that comes alive on the page. Celia Fremlin was a master of domestic suspense. Pure reading pleasure
yetanothersusan's review against another edition
3.0
Katharine is the mother of 3 who is a full-time housewife along with a part-time job. This makes her overworked with a husband who doesn't understand how come the house (and family) don't run smoothly despite not lending a bit of help. Mary is a stay at home mom to one who has left her husband in the past. They still fight. And Stella who has 2 perfect and stable children because they attend an alternative type school and find education a pleasure and nothing is ever wrong with them or her or her life. Then Mary stabs her husband. To cover for her he says a mystery dark man in a raincoat has broken into their home and done the deed. From there the story meanders. Did Mary stab him or was there really a man in a raincoat? It was a short story but I felt like Ms. Fremlin was less than committed to making it be as sharp and suspenseful as she could make it.
A copy of this book was provided by NetGalley and Dover Publications in exchange for an honest review.
A copy of this book was provided by NetGalley and Dover Publications in exchange for an honest review.
balancinghistorybooks's review
4.0
Celia Fremlin is an unjustly neglected writer, who does suspense novels so well. I was enthralled by The Trouble-Makers, and could hardly put it down. Throughout the novel, and as in many of her other books, Fremlin demonstrates human nature from different perspectives, and explores it accordingly. Taut and expertly crafted, The Trouble-Makers is rather chilling in places, and is a fantastic read which kept me guessing.
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