Walking past a British Heart Foundation shop, I was very
happy to see this book displayed in the window. It is a book that I have wanted
to read for months, but I considered it to be quite expensive when I had my Kindle.
So I was even more overjoyed to see that it was just £1!
This Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller is based on the
deceptively perfect lives of Nick, her cousin Helena and all of the people that
are closest to them. The story is centred around several important events
between the 1944 and 1969 from the different perspectives of the five main
characters. As you delve further into the story, pieces start to come together
in an unexpected, shocking and slightly disturbing way.
Initially the book fools you into thinking that it is about
the glamorous lives of Nick and Helena, and their long hot summers spent at
Tiger House filled with enviable parties and cocktails but as the story
develops, it takes a serious turn with murder and drugs.
It is rare in a story to get such an in depth insight into
the feelings and motives behind so many characters, but it is something that
Liza Klaussmann does very effectively with each character playing a crucial
role throughout.
Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to
read a book with the themes of a typical chick lit but with a little edge.
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