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Cruel Mother
A psychological thriller written by the author of "Children's Games". Meg and Vince desire a peaceful holiday where he can recover from a bullet wound. But on a highway in Idaho, people and their plans collide, rebound and regroup in terrifying ways.
251 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1990
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March 13, 2013
Bought in a charity shop some years ago; part of the virago crime series. A passable crime thriller partly let down by the unfortunate title which has little relation to the plot.
The author uses the old ruse of introducing the main protagonists by giving them a chapter each at the beginning. It's not a bad way of introducing a novel; Trollope used it all the time. However that sort of start usually needs a lengthy novel to sustain it and this is no exception.
It's not a bad plot with a strong, if predictable, set of characters; including a stroppy teenager. There is a touch of deliverance about the kidnap part of the plot and as you would expect the female characters are very strong.
However the ending feels very rushed and the book is too short; a bit frustrating because it could have been very good. I'm afraid it also suffers from comparisons with some of the other books I'm reading (Proust, A Smuggler's Bible by McElroy and Middlesex) all of which are brilliant
The author uses the old ruse of introducing the main protagonists by giving them a chapter each at the beginning. It's not a bad way of introducing a novel; Trollope used it all the time. However that sort of start usually needs a lengthy novel to sustain it and this is no exception.
It's not a bad plot with a strong, if predictable, set of characters; including a stroppy teenager. There is a touch of deliverance about the kidnap part of the plot and as you would expect the female characters are very strong.
However the ending feels very rushed and the book is too short; a bit frustrating because it could have been very good. I'm afraid it also suffers from comparisons with some of the other books I'm reading (Proust, A Smuggler's Bible by McElroy and Middlesex) all of which are brilliant
May 3, 2014
It was a little hard to get into this book, because it was pretty confusing. Given that, there was plenty of taut suspense, despite not really knowing very well what was going on until almost the end.
January 15, 2016
Written on 1989 the book is slightly dated but a very well written procedural. It is told in alternating chapters from different points of view.
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