“Well ! I read the first Sophie Hannah ( Little Face ) and tho I enjoyed it I thought it was a little too twee for me - this book however is a real stunner - the first couple of chapters were again a little too much thinking and talking about thoughts etc but then all of a sudden it took off and I read it in a kind of breathless way wondering what on earth would be revealed next - basically the story is that Naomi has been having a sort of affair for over a year with a married man - I say sort of because they only meet once a week for 3 hours in a motorway service station room - he then fails to arrive one week and she is distraught and, feeling that something terrible has happened to him, trys to report him as a missing person to the police. From then on in its a roller coaster ride but not with wild swings - a very subtle roller coaster is this you find yourself going back a page and rereading what you just read to make sure that you didnt miss anything - it unwinds and unwinds and unwinds - fascinating stuff !
After Little Face I wasnt sure if I would be rushing to read another one of this authors books - after this I cant wait ”
Lostbagpuss wrote this review Sunday, February 24 2008.
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