BOOK DESCRIPTION
They say you can't choose your family . . . But what if they're wrong?
Chloe lives a quiet life. Working as a newspaper archivist in the day and taking care of her nan in the evening, she's happy simply to read about the lives of others as she files the news clippings from the safety of her desk.
But there's one story that she can't stop thinking about. The case of Angie Kyle – a girl, Chloe's age, who went missing as a child. A girl whose parents never gave up hope.
When Chloe's nan is moved into care, leaving Chloe on the brink of homelessness, she takes a desperate step: answering an ad to be a lodger in the missing girl's family home. It could be the perfect opportunity to get closer to the story she's read so much about. But it's not long until she realizes this couple isn't all they seem. In a house where everyone has something to hide, is it possible to get too close?
Anna Wharton’s debut, The Imposter, is a thought-provoking story of obsession, loneliness and the lies we tell ourselves in order to live with ourselves.
Chloe was a complex individual who obviously suffered from some serious emotional and psychological issues which caused me to feel a tiny bit unfair at the times throughout the story when I thought she was a rather unlikable character. I did admire Chloe's patience with Nan when she was struggling with the confusion that was caused by her dementia but then I felt rather disappointed with her when she started to neglect Nan after she was put into the home and Chloe moved in with Maureen and Patrick Kyle. The ironic thing was that Chloe was so obsessed with trying to find love and acceptance elsewhere that she didn't realise that she already had someone who obviously cared about her in the shape of her loyal,best friend Hollie.
The plot of this story highlights the issues and difficulties in deciding the best plan of action for protecting a vulnerable person's mental health and well being.I really didn't like the way that poor Nan was basically forced into the care home by social services, something that I know happens in reality. But, unfortunately there have been quite a number of cases of where elderly people who have been forced to go into hospital or care homes have slowly lost the will to live or are abused by the people who are supposed to take care of them. her
We also follow Chloe's obsessive search for the truth behind the disappearance of the Kyle's four year old daughter Abigail. Maureen and Patrick come across as a normal couple who had been forced to endure every parents worst nightmare but after she moves into their home,Chloe begins to suspect that Patrick is not all he appears to be. Why is he so cold and aloof towards Chloe? Why does he appear obsessed with watching forensic programmes on the television? Could be have been involved in his own daughter's disappearance? Has Chloe's search for answers placed her in the home of a stone cold killer?
The Imposter is a very well written, thought provoking debut that had me hooked in from the first page and glued to my kindle. It's a captivating story that causes the reader to experience a wide range of conflicting emotions The plot has a cast of vivid, well rounded and realistic characters, keeps you guessing and has a seriously sinister conclusion. I really really enjoyed this enthralling story and look forward to reading many more of this author's books in the future.
AUTHOR BIO
ANNA WHARTON has been a print and broadcast journalist for more than twenty years, writing for newspapers including The Times, Guardian, Sunday Times Magazine, Grazia and Red. She was formally an executive editor at The Daily Mail. Anna has ghostwritten four memoirs including the Sunday Times bestseller Somebody I Used To Know and Orwell Prize longlisted CUT: One Woman’s Fight Against FGM in Britain Today. The Imposter is her first novel.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1st April 2021
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