Hosted by Lypsyy Lost & Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words
I am reading Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans, another book that has been lingering on the TBR for way too long!
Blurb
Longlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, 2015.
When Noel Bostock – aged ten, no family – is evacuated from London to escape the Blitz, he winds up in St Albans with Vera Sedge – thiry-six, drowning in debts. Always desperate for money, she’s unscrupulous about how she gets it.
The war’s thrown up all manner of new opportunities but what Vee needs is a cool head and the ability to make a plan. On her own, she’s a disaster. With Noel, she’s a team.
Together they cook up an idea. But there are plenty of other people making money out of the war and some of them are dangerous. Noel may have been moved to safety, but he isn’t actually safe at all . . . NetGalley
I have recently finished The Exclusives by Rebecca Thornton which will be published tomorrow.
You can read the synopsis and a taster from this book in yesterday’s post
Next I am planning on reading Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner as I need to post a review for Lovereading ahead of publication in February 2016
Blurb
Edith Hind, the beautiful, earnest Cambridge post-grad living on the outskirts of the city has left nothing behind but a streak of blood and her coat hanging up for her boyfriend, Will, to find. The news spreads fast: to her parents, prestigious doctor Sir Ian and Lady Hind, and straight on to the police. And then the hours start to dissolve and reality sets in.
Detective Sergeant Manon Bradshaw soothes her insomnia with the din of the police radio she keeps by her bed. After another bad date, it takes the crackling voices to lull her to sleep. But one night she hears something. Something deserving of her attention. A girl is missing. For Manon the hunt for Edith Hind might be the career-defining case she has been waiting for. For the family this is the beginning of their nightmare.
As Manon sinks her teeth into the investigation and lines up those closest to Edith she starts to feel out the kinks in their stories and catch the eyes that won’t meet hers. But when disturbing facts come to light, the stakes jolt up and Manon has to manage the wave of terror that erupts from the family.
A stunning literary thriller that shows the emotional fallout from the anxious search for a young woman and lets you inside the mind of the detective hell-bent on finding her. Goodreads
What are you reading this week? Do share!
See what I’ve been reading in 2015 here
I really enjoyed Crooked Heart ….such great characters !
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I’ve only just started but I’m really enjoying it 🙂
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Missing, Presumed sounds interesting. Will look for your review but may be adding to list.
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🙂 It does sound very good!
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Oooh, Crooked Heart sounds really interesting. I assume with a blurb like that, it’s a thriller?
Here’s my post for the week: https://keysandopenmind.wordpress.com/2015/12/09/www-wednesday-09-december-2015/
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I’m only very early on in this one but yes I’m guessing that’s where it’s headed – great characters too.
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I really like the look of Crooked Heart – I’m glad you’re enjoying it so far. If you give it the thumbs up, that’ll be another one for the TBR 🙂 And (superficial comment of the day) the cover is great; very striking.
Here’s my WWW: https://clairehuston.wordpress.com/2015/12/09/www-wednesday-9th-december-2015/
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I must admit I do like the cover of Crooked Heart too – I’ll keep you posted 😉 Thanks for visiting and leaving your link
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I’m glad it’s not just me who has a weakness for a striking cover 🙂 Thanks for visiting my post too.
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Missing, Presumed sounds like my kind of read. Am intrigued now, just from the first sentence as I’ve read it in 2 ways.
Here’s my WWW – http://bookboodle.co.uk/2015/12/09/www-wednesday-december-9th 🙂
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I know – it sounds so good I’m quite glad I have to do the review so early, otherwise I’d have to hide it! Thanks for visiting and leaving your link 🙂
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I’m reading Geraldine Brooks The Secret Chord this week and making piles of what’s coming next, I feel a reading fever coming on, delicious!
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Oh I want to know more about The Secret Chord – her Year of Wonders is one of my favourite reads of all times but I haven’t treated myself to this one yet….
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Crooked Heart is in my top ten books of the year. Nothing like I thought it would be and I loved it.
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I’m really enjoying it so far – it wasn’t what I expected either!
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I feel like I never know the books you read. I used to love this kind of books but it seems I’ve turned mostly to classics/contemporaries this year. Happy reading!
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It is good to have a mixture – I’m always going to be mainly crime fiction I think but I do read contemporary and historical based fiction with the odd classic novel thrown in too because it can all get a bit too much otherwise! Thanks for visiting and leaving your link.
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The cover for The Exclusives is beautiful. I hope the book launch goes well! Happy reading!
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Thank you, it is a stunning cover isn’t it.
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Oh, these all look interesting, Cleo! Missing Presumed looks very suspenseful, and Crooked Heart sounds like it has some very well-drawn characters. I hope you’ll enjoy both.
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Thank you Margot – Crooked Heart is moving along very nicely indeed.
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Crooked Heart sounds good – look forward to reading your views on it. Here is my post for today… https://ahouseofbooks.wordpress.com/2015/12/09/this-week-in-books-9-december-2015/
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I love the looks of The Exclusives! Great finds! Here’s my post for the week. Happy reading!
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Crooked Heart would be my pick this week – I’ve seen some positive reviews of it around the blogosphere. Look forward to hearing what you think. 🙂
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It’s been in the backlog of NG reads for ages but I’ve timed it well as the paperback is coming out on 31 December! Very different to what I expected but in a good way so far..
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These all look so tempting….Crooked Heart grabs me today. Thanks for sharing….and enjoy.
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Looking forward to seeing what you think of Missing, Presumed! 😊 great post!
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‘Crooked Heart’ sounds really good! I hope you enjoy it!
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I hope you are still enjoying Crooked Heart – I read it as a recc from a Face to Face friend, and really did!
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I am really enjoying it, will finish it later I hope 🙂
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