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A review by startingtospark
The Woman in the Wood by Lesley Pearse
4.0
I am a massive fan of Lesley Pearse thanks to my Gran who absolutely adores her. Lesley Pearse has a unique writing style that sucks me in every time, she creates tension and drama and all of the elements she's renowned for; romance, friendship and crime.
We met fifteen year-old twins Maisy and Duncan Mitcham who's mother has gone into an asylum, are thrust into the countryside with their grandmother who is cold and distant towards the twins and leaves them to their own devices. One day Duncan goes into the woods and doesn't return. The Woman in the Wood is set in the 1960s postwar England, which added to its charm and interest for me.
Grace Deville who is known locally as 'The Woman In The Wood' is a recluse and very much suspicious of others. When Maisie makes friends with a local girl called Linda. Duncan who is left to his own devices eventually befriends Grace and begins to visit her regularly in the woods. With Duncan's disappearance we learn that its linked to other boys in the area who have also been reported missing, and some have been murdered. Grace is automatically suspected but could this recluse woman who is wary of other people commit such a crime?
I was taken aback by how dark this book got, and there are some serious issues brought up and a couple of horror scenes that I wasn't anticipating since for me at first it appeared quite like a fairy-tale- Hansel and Gretel comes to mind and is even mentioned in the book. A very emotional read.
After writing this amount you would think Lesley would be running out of ideas and characters, but oh no her brilliance continues to be original and addictive to read. I would definitely say that The Woman In The Wood is the darkest book due to the subject matter, but its definitely in my top five. I simply couldn't put it down!
We met fifteen year-old twins Maisy and Duncan Mitcham who's mother has gone into an asylum, are thrust into the countryside with their grandmother who is cold and distant towards the twins and leaves them to their own devices. One day Duncan goes into the woods and doesn't return. The Woman in the Wood is set in the 1960s postwar England, which added to its charm and interest for me.
Grace Deville who is known locally as 'The Woman In The Wood' is a recluse and very much suspicious of others. When Maisie makes friends with a local girl called Linda. Duncan who is left to his own devices eventually befriends Grace and begins to visit her regularly in the woods. With Duncan's disappearance we learn that its linked to other boys in the area who have also been reported missing, and some have been murdered. Grace is automatically suspected but could this recluse woman who is wary of other people commit such a crime?
I was taken aback by how dark this book got, and there are some serious issues brought up and a couple of horror scenes that I wasn't anticipating since for me at first it appeared quite like a fairy-tale- Hansel and Gretel comes to mind and is even mentioned in the book. A very emotional read.
After writing this amount you would think Lesley would be running out of ideas and characters, but oh no her brilliance continues to be original and addictive to read. I would definitely say that The Woman In The Wood is the darkest book due to the subject matter, but its definitely in my top five. I simply couldn't put it down!