I am a big fan of psychological
thrillers and this book didn’t disappoint. The story opens in a courtroom with
the narrator, Yvonne Carmichael, in the dock.
Yvonne is fifty-two years old, an eminent scientist with a good marriage
and two grown up children. Throughout
her life she has always done what has been expected of her. Then, on a visit to the House of Commons to
talk at a select committee and she embarks on a seedy affair. The affair provides a thrilling distraction
from her ordinary life. Soon Yvonne becomes
obsessed with her lover. She doesn’t
know much about him and draws her own conclusions to what his profession
is. Things start to unravel rapidly and
it is clear from the opening of the story that the outcome is going to have devastating consequences. I liked the style of
writing - it is written in the second person, as though the narrator is talking
directly to the reader, which creates a feeling of intimacy. Sometimes I found myself questioning if
Yvonne would act in such a way and then I would turn the page to find some
backstory that made things slot into place and her actions more believable.
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