A psychological thriller based on
toxic friendship. The story alternates
between the present day and five years ago, but the timeline switching is easy to follow. It is told from Jane’s point of view as she
tries to erase her past and, in particular a life changing event that happened
five years ago when she and a group of friends went on holiday to a commune in
Nepal. Their holiday of a lifetime quickly turned into a nightmare. Since then, Jane has assumed a new identity and made a new life for herself in rural Wales working at an animal sanctuary. She has recently embarked on a new
relationship and life is looking good until she receives a letter with one sentence
saying “I know your name’s not really Jane Hughes,” and it looks as if her past
is about to catch up with her. I was hooked from the first page. The ending I found a bit predictable and the
plot a little unbelievable at times. C L Taylor has a real gift for creating
unreliable characters. An entertaining, easy
to read page turner.
