BOOK SYNOPSIS
I’ll do anything to protect my daughter…
When I pick my beloved daughter Poppy up from school one afternoon, my mind races when I see the little girl holding Poppy’s hand. With the same heart-shaped face, long brown hair and dark eyes, the two girls look identical. In fact, they look like sisters.
Is the secret I’ve been holding on to for so long about to be revealed?
That night, I cuddle Poppy even harder, desperately trying to decide what to do. And then my husband’s phone vibrates. A message. And then another. And another. All from a number I don’t recognise.
Is someone going to tell my husband what I did? Could I be about to lose everything I have worked so hard to protect?
But I’ve spent so long hiding the truth, I never stopped to wonder if I was the only liar in the family… The only thing I’m sure of is that nobody is going to take my child away from me.
If you can’t get enough of addictive psychological thrillers like Gone Girl, The Wife Between Us and The Marriage, you’ll love The Liar’s Child. With nail-biting suspense and an ending that will make your heart pound, this is one book you simply won’t be able to put down.
When I pick my beloved daughter Poppy up from school one afternoon, my mind races when I see the little girl holding Poppy’s hand. With the same heart-shaped face, long brown hair and dark eyes, the two girls look identical. In fact, they look like sisters.
Is the secret I’ve been holding on to for so long about to be revealed?
That night, I cuddle Poppy even harder, desperately trying to decide what to do. And then my husband’s phone vibrates. A message. And then another. And another. All from a number I don’t recognise.
Is someone going to tell my husband what I did? Could I be about to lose everything I have worked so hard to protect?
But I’ve spent so long hiding the truth, I never stopped to wonder if I was the only liar in the family… The only thing I’m sure of is that nobody is going to take my child away from me.
If you can’t get enough of addictive psychological thrillers like Gone Girl, The Wife Between Us and The Marriage, you’ll love The Liar’s Child. With nail-biting suspense and an ending that will make your heart pound, this is one book you simply won’t be able to put down.
The chapters of this twisty thriller alternate between the perspectives of University lecturer Kay and her husband Matthew who was a paediatric doctor. The couple had a five year old daughter called Polly who was a very sickly little girl. Her consultant suspected that she was suffering from Glomerular disease which is many cases could result in chronic kidney disease and eventual kidney failure. The book opens with Kay having a nightmare and then, just before Matt headed to work and Kay took Penny to school, Kay and Matt have a disagreement after he discovers that Kay had received a phone call from his estranged brother Jason. Later that day, Kay's world is plunged into confusing blend of paranoia, anxiety and possibilities when she goes to pick Poppy up with school and is introduced to her daughter's new best friend Olivia who looked so much like Poppy that they could have passed as identical twins. Kay's mind was instantly flooded with questions, had Matt cheated on her? Was he Olivia's father? Was he really working all the hours that he said he was? And the obvious question for a parent with a seriously ill child, if the two little girl's were related, could Olivia be a blood match and be able to help Poppy if she eventually needed a kidney transplant?
Now, you would have hoped that the best way that Kay could get the answers to her questions would be to just ask Matt. I know from personal experience that being the parent of a seriously ill child can be mentally draining, the constant worry, hospital visits, the tests, the feelings of helplessness and having to trust others with the care of your beloved child. As a couple, you need to be there for each other in all ways, be able to rely on each other for support and comfort. Not this couple, they didnt appear to know how to communicate and there was a number of times when I felt so frustrated with them that I felt about reaching into my kindle and banging their heads together. Every time they attempted to to talk, they were either interrupted or ended up arguing and Matt would storm off like a sulking school boy who had just been told off by his parents. I didn't think that Kay helped the situation by insisting on keeping in contact with Jason despite knowing that Matt wasn't happy about the situation, Jason was also Kay's ex boyfriend and had always made Matt feel inferior about himself. Kay also had the added problem of a student in her class called Amelia (who also had some chapters narrated from her perspective scattered throughout the book) who kept making snide comments and insinuations about men and cheating and questioned if could Kay really trust Matt. Amelia kept trying to get friendly with Kay but could she be trusted? What was her end game?
There was also a number of chapters scattered throughout the book that were narrated from the perspective of a character called Nicole but who was she and how did she fit into the story?
Wow....just wow, readers always know that they can rely on Sheryl Browne to play with their emotions whilst reading one of her books but I think that she has excelled her own high standards of writing with this latest addition to her catalogue of thrillers. The story hooks you in from the first page, has more twists and turns that a strand of DNA and takes the reader on a roller coaster ride of feelings and emotions. The cast of characters were a collection of vivid, realistic, relatable and at times untrustworthy individuals. It was obvious that the Author had extensively researched Nephrology and she had written about her subject with care and sensitivity. I loved this gripping, addictive thriller, very very highly recommended and definitely going to be one of my favourite reads of this year.
Author Bio:
Sheryl Browne writes psychological thriller and edgy contemporary fiction. A member of the Crime Writers’ Association, Romantic Novelists’ Association and awarded a Red Ribbon by The Wishing Shelf Book Awards, Sheryl has several books published and two short stories in Birmingham City University anthologies, where she completed her MA in Creative Writing.
Buy Links:
Amazon: https://bit.ly/3laUR7I
Apple: https://apple.co/3rFhOmt
Kobo: https://bit.ly/3BPosLB
Google: https://bit.ly/3iU1nyU
PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHECK OUT THE POSTS OF THE OTHER BLOGGERS WHO HAD STOPS ON THIS BLOG TOUR
--
Nicki, I can't thank you enough for this brilliant review. I know it must have meant a lot to share. It means such a lot to me that you love the book, Nicki. Truly. xx
ReplyDelete