'I've missed you this week, Laura Tilling. I kept thinking about you. I don't know why. You've got under my skin, how did you do that?' and he was trying to be light about it, but I could tell he meant it.
This is Rachel Heath's first novel. The story is set in post-war Britain and South Africa and is a fictional account set around a true story. The title of the book is taken from a statement given during cross-examination by Mrs Gibson at the trail of her murdered daughter, Gay.
'She was one of the finest types of English womanhood, physically, mentally and morally.'
Of course we very quickly learn that Gay was not a 'fine type' at all. I enjoyed the book and felt it well researched and well paced with a clever little sting in it's tail. When I had finished the book I still wondered how Laura and her husband would proceed with their lives.
For Freda's Friday 56
After reading the 56 and your comments, it's sounds like a lovely read!
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This sounds like a fascinating story. I like the fact that it was well-researched. That makes such a difference!
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This sounds like an intriguing book. Stings in tails are always welcome in my library.
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