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Sworn Secret by Amanda Jennings (view source)
Revision as of 14:33, 31 August 2020
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So, as you can probably tell, this is not a happy story, but it is compelling. It is very well crafted in order to keep the reader's interest as it the different events slowly unfold. I found myself not wanting to put the book down at all. It's also the sort of book that is best read with a box of tissues close by.
Kate, Jon and Lizzie are all fascinating characters and each have has their own stories to tell. Particularly poignant is the fact that Jon's elderly father is suffering from dementia and no longer recognises his own son. At the same time, Lizzie is falling in love for the first time but unfortunately , her parents have their very strong reasons for not wanting to encourage her relationship with Haydn to continue. Lizzie is the most grief-stricken of them all and only seems to find solace by locking herself away and painting portraits of her beloved daughter. She is so obsessed by doing so that she is in danger of forgetting that she has another daughter who is still very much alive. All of their stories are woven together very well.
This is an extremely emotional but satisfying read that will tug at your heartstrings leave you wanting more. It is the first novel from Amanda Jennings and is an excellent debut. Hopefully, there is a lot more like this to come.
Why not also take a look at [[Split Second by Cath Staincliffe]]or [[The Year from Jahannam by Shams Uddin]]?
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