Hosted by Lipsy 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 have started my fourth read from The Classics Club chosen by the spin which chose Lady Audley’s Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon so I’m going back to the Victorian times to meet this far from insipid lady.
Blurb
‘Lady Audley uttered a long, low, wailing cry, and threw up her arms above her head with a wild gesture of despair’
In this outlandish, outrageous triumph of scandal fiction, a new Lady Audley arrives at the manor: young, beautiful – and very mysterious. Why does she behave so strangely? What, exactly, is the dark secret this seductive outsider carries with her? A huge success in the nineteenth century, the book’s anti-heroine – with her good looks and hidden past – embodied perfectly the concerns of the Victorian age with morality and madness. Amazon
The last book I finished also featured a far from insipid female, this time WPC Florence Lovelady who takes us back to 1969 in Sharon Bolton’s brilliantly creepy The Craftsman – my review for this book will follow soon.
Blurb
Devoted father or merciless killer?
His secrets are buried with him.Florence Lovelady’s career was made when she convicted coffin-maker Larry Glassbrook of a series of child murders 30 years ago. Like something from our worst nightmares the victims were buried…ALIVE.
Larry confessed to the crimes; it was an open and shut case. But now he’s dead, and events from the past start to repeat themselves.
Did she get it wrong all those years ago?
Or is there something much darker at play?
Next on my list is The House Swap by Rebecca Fleet which will be published on 3 May 2018 – not sure if the female protagonist in this book is insipid but I sincerely hope she isn’t!
Blurb
‘No one lives this way unless they want to hide something.’
When Caroline and Francis receive an offer to house swap, they jump at the chance for a week away from home. After the difficulties of the past few years, they’ve worked hard to rebuild their marriage for their son’s sake; now they want to reconnect as a couple.
On arrival, they find a house that is stark and sinister in its emptiness – it’s hard to imagine what kind of person lives here. Then, gradually, Caroline begins to uncover some signs of life – signs of her life. The flowers in the bathroom or the music in the CD player might seem innocent to her husband but to her they are anything but. It seems the person they have swapped with is someone she used to know; someone she’s desperate to leave in her past.
But that person is now in her home – and they want to make sure she’ll never forget . . . Amazon
So what do you think? Have you read any of these? Would you like to?
I like the sound of House Swap – speaks so well to our perennial fear of letting strangers into our home.
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I’d cheerfully swap Lady Audley for Scarlett O’Hara! And I’m deeply jealous of The Craftsman – I got rejected for it. Huh! I might even be forced to buy it… 😱
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You will need to buy it when you read my review 😉
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The craftsman sounds like my kind of book. Definitely adding that one to my list. Can’t wait for the review 😊
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I was rejected for The Craftsman too. It’s definitely on my to buy list.
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Also rejected for The Craftsman and have it on pre-order. I’m dropping everything the minute it lands on my doorstep!
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I’ll await your review on House Swap – sounds good but thrillers can go either way!
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Ohhhhh…”The Craftsman” is at the top of my wishlist. I’ll look forward to reading your review Cleo. ❤
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Oh, The Craftsman really looks good, Cleo! And Bolton is such a talented writer, isn’t she? I’m intrigued by House Swap, too. It has such a fascinating premise. You’re having a good reading week!
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I read Lady Audley’s Secret back in university for a course on Victorian novels. I remember it fondly; I hope you enjoy it!
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The Craftsman is at the top of my list. I have wait for a while though. And House Swap – well, we’ve already talked about other people in your house and swapping – not at all for me, but hope this book is good. I’ll skip your classic if you don’t mind. LOL
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The House Swap sounds like a goid premise. Hope it lives up to it!
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I read House Swap last week. A slow burning, psychological thriller, it was good!
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House Swap sounds right up my street. Nice and creepy.
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I am drawn to House Swap…and I also like the look of The Craftsman. Thanks for sharing…and here’s MY WWW POST
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I was supposed to read The Craftsman a couple of weeks ago and life happened… I now need to add The House Swap to my TBR!! Happy reading!
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Haha I always love your visits Meggy, so much enthusiasm!
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The Craftsman sounds really intriguing. I am not sure it’s a book I’d read, but I want to know all about it!
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I’m planning to read Lady Audley’s Secret at some point too! Enjoy!
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I’m enjoying what I’ve read so far
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Wow! House Swap sounds intense!
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Thanks for visiting and leaving your link Jenn
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I am so intrigued by House Swap! I shall look out for your review. Enjoy your reads.
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Thank you Chrissi 🙂
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I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Lady A’s Secret.
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Is it bad that I’ve never heard of that Lady Audley book? Does that make me a bad librarian? LOL. I like the sound of it though. The House Swap sounds really great as well.
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