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A review by mandylovestoread
Wild Place by Christian White
5.0
Wild Place is Christian White's third novel and the 3rd time I have given him 5 stars. I devoured this book over a 24 hour period, it was once again brilliant. After The Wife and The Widow there was a very high bar to reach in my mind and Wild Place did it again. It was clever, addictive and relatable to this child of the 80's.
It is summer, 1989 in Camp Hill, Victoria. The kids have finished school and are looking forward to their holidays. But this small and close knit community is rocked by the disappearance of one of their brightest stars. Tracie Reed was all ready to head off to uni and become a journalist. And then she goes missing. Her parents and friends believe something bad has happened to her, but police have written her off as a runaway. He former English teacher joins forces with Tracie's father to try to find out what happened.
There is so much to love about this book. The setting, with Wild Place, the community forest which is creepy and dark. The fact that it was the late 80's in Australia with music and TV that bought back some fun memories. And the story was just so clever and never a forgone conclusion.
If you have read Christian White before, you will know he is the master of the twist, and Wild Place is no different. You need to read this book.
Big thank you to Affirm Press for sending me my copy to read. Could not recommend it more.
It is summer, 1989 in Camp Hill, Victoria. The kids have finished school and are looking forward to their holidays. But this small and close knit community is rocked by the disappearance of one of their brightest stars. Tracie Reed was all ready to head off to uni and become a journalist. And then she goes missing. Her parents and friends believe something bad has happened to her, but police have written her off as a runaway. He former English teacher joins forces with Tracie's father to try to find out what happened.
There is so much to love about this book. The setting, with Wild Place, the community forest which is creepy and dark. The fact that it was the late 80's in Australia with music and TV that bought back some fun memories. And the story was just so clever and never a forgone conclusion.
If you have read Christian White before, you will know he is the master of the twist, and Wild Place is no different. You need to read this book.
Big thank you to Affirm Press for sending me my copy to read. Could not recommend it more.