Thea is overjoyed when she spots that her childhood home Pevensey House is up for sale. She has so many happy memories from the eleven years she spent growing up in the beautiful old rectory. Living next door to her childhood sweetheart Drew who is now her husband and the father of their two young daughters Lauren and Chloe. She has to have it, Drew seems less sure but Thea is certain that it's the perfect place to raise their children.
But even before the last of the boxes are unpacked, Thea's dreams start to unravel, Lauren uncharacteristically gets into a fight at school, Drew starts to become more and more distant and as time passes Thea can't ignore the feeling that everyone in the village appears to be turning against her.
The discovery of a faded newspaper clipping causes the bonds holding her perfect family together to break and Thea's life to go into freefall. In a small village where no-one ever forgets the past, can Thea find a way to save her families future.
This story is narrated almost entirely from Thea's perspective although there was a couple of paragraphs which were voiced from Drew's perspective. I had mixed feelings about Thea, I couldn't help admiring her mumma bear protective nature towards her daughters and poor little Tilly and her frustration with Anna's refusal to rock the boat and stand up for her disabled daughter. But I also felt that she came across as a rather self centred individual and her reaction to Drew's revelations was unreasonable and over the top. She came across as being more concerned over why a virtual stranger was being seemingly standoffish towards her than she was about the damage that she was causing to her own marriage. Drew was a really likeable character who was doing his best to get back on his feet after the move whilst dealing with his beloved wife's erratic self centred behaviour. The secondary characters were a mixed bunch of vivid individuals, the stand out ones being Anna,Tilly and Thea's loyal best friend Rachel.
This is the story of what happens when reality doesn't live up to expectations and the effect that gossip can have on someone's self belief and mental health. It's a tale of redemption,bullying,secrets,friendships,relationships and the power of love. It's a bit of a slow burner,I personally wouldn't class it as a thriller and the ending was a bit too happily ever after for my liking but it was a enjoyable read and I would happily read more books written by this author in the future.
Author Bio:
After a varied career, Emma Davies once worked for a design studio where she was asked to provide a fun and humorous (and not necessarily true) anecdote for their website. She wrote the following: 'I am a bestselling novelist currently masquerading as a thirty something mother of three.' Well the job in the design studio didn't work out but she's now a forty something mother of three and is happy to report the rest of her dream came true.
After many years as a finance manager she now writes full time and is far happier playing with words than numbers. She lives with her husband, three children, and two guinea pigs in rural Shropshire where she writes in all the gaps in between real life. It's a county she adores, her love of its beautiful people and landscapes providing endless inspiration for her books, and in fact the only thing that would make Shropshire more idyllic is if it were by the sea.
Author Social Media Links:
Pop over to her website www.emmadaviesauthor.com where, amongst other things, you can read about her passion for Pringles and singing loudly in the car. You can also wave to her on twitter @EmDaviesAuthor / https://twitter.com/EmDaviesAuthor or find her on Facebook (a little too often than is good for her) https://m.facebook.com/emmadaviesauthor/
Publication Day: April 9th 2020
PRINT LENGTH: 329 Pages
PUBLISHER: Bookouture
ASIN: BO84HLCFG7
GENRE: Women's Psychological Fiction
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