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A review by helenpickett
We All Have Our Secrets by Jane Corry
4.0
Two daughters. One daughter who nobody ever knew about and one daughter which was very much known about but never was.
This book is a dual narrative written from the point of of view of Emily, Francoise and a historical narrative from Henry Gentle from 1945. Emily is the daughter of a successful solicitor whose family home is by the sea in Cornwall, Emily's mother has passed away and Emily now lives in London and works as a successful midwife, successful that it until she makes a mistake,
Emily has never been married and had no children of her own and whilst she is suspended from her post, she goes home to stay with her elderly father only to find a beautiful stranger open the door to her.
The beautiful stranger is Francoise the second narrative and turns out to be her dads new carer,
The two women are very suspicious of the other and then suddenly Emily's father Henry deteriorates and dies. Is one of the women responsible as they both have their secrets.
This is a good mystery. There is no sense of menace but is atmospheric along the stormy coastline of Cornwall There are twists and turns and of course the plot takes you down dead ends. So many assumptions are made and the historical content is all relevant. It does have a 'nice' end which feels odd for a thriller but I liked it..
#WeAllHaveOurSecrets but I'm not going to spoil any more secrets of this book in this review,
With thanks to #NetGalley and Penguin General UK-Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Viking, Penguin Life, Penguin Buisness for the electronic preview read.
This book is a dual narrative written from the point of of view of Emily, Francoise and a historical narrative from Henry Gentle from 1945. Emily is the daughter of a successful solicitor whose family home is by the sea in Cornwall, Emily's mother has passed away and Emily now lives in London and works as a successful midwife, successful that it until she makes a mistake,
Emily has never been married and had no children of her own and whilst she is suspended from her post, she goes home to stay with her elderly father only to find a beautiful stranger open the door to her.
The beautiful stranger is Francoise the second narrative and turns out to be her dads new carer,
The two women are very suspicious of the other and then suddenly Emily's father Henry deteriorates and dies. Is one of the women responsible as they both have their secrets.
This is a good mystery. There is no sense of menace but is atmospheric along the stormy coastline of Cornwall There are twists and turns and of course the plot takes you down dead ends. So many assumptions are made and the historical content is all relevant. It does have a 'nice' end which feels odd for a thriller but I liked it..
#WeAllHaveOurSecrets but I'm not going to spoil any more secrets of this book in this review,
With thanks to #NetGalley and Penguin General UK-Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Viking, Penguin Life, Penguin Buisness for the electronic preview read.