Wild Young Bohemians Proof

by Kate Saunders

Melissa Lamb and her cousin Ernestine are at the centre of the Wild Young Bohemians, an exclusive dining club at Oxford for the beautiful and ambitious. Melissa is in the grip of an obsession. Ernestine, however, mild and practical, does not see through Melissa's ruthless determination to restore her derelict family mansion - a Gothic legacy of lust, greed and death, with a spectacular secret that has slept for a hundred years.

Melissa will let nothing stand in her way - until a vengeful stranger enters their magic circle. But he is only a the seed of evil is already sown.

Genres: Fiction, Romance, Ebooks, Chick Lit

Paperback

First published November 2, 1995

About the author

Kate Saunders (born 1960) was an English author, actress, and journalist. The daughter of the early public relations advocate Basil Saunders and his journalist wife Betty (née Smith), Saunders has worked for newspapers and magazines in the UK, including The Sunday Times, Sunday Express, Daily Telegraph, She, and Cosmopolitan.

She has also been a regular contributor to radio and television, with appearances on the Radio 4 programs Woman's Hour, Start the Week, and Kaleidoscope. She was, with Sandi Toksvig, a guest on the first episode of the long-running news quiz program Have I Got News For You.

Saunders has also written multiple books for children and for adults.

Reviews

[Lara Maynard · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars for a summer read.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

A dark and gothicly haunting novel of greed, obsession and wicked characters. Really well written, a riveting sexy, psychological page-turner.

[Srfletcher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, twisted, beautiful and terrible and wonderful people doing all manner of beautiful and terrible things. I liked it!

[Louise Smethurst · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too odd- sexy trash lit, plus dark thriller; should be an awesome combo but you just hate all of the characters to be honest!

[Nicola · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this back when it first came out when I was in my 20s and decided to read it again. First time I read it I thought it was an amazing book and I thought I could remember the plot pretty well... I didn't. Reading it this time, it's honestly like reading a different book. I remembered someone was murdered, nope a lot more than someone was. I didn't actually notice the sex the same way, it didn't seem the main focus this time. Instead I got much more into the psychology of certain characters and it seemed much more about the abuse and murders. It's definitely the same book, but I seem to have read it totally differently. While it's not an amazing book, it's a good read and I enjoyed it. 4 stars is a mix of what I would give in my 20s and in my 50s

[Irene · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't consider this to be a thriller exactly. It was more about the sexual encounters and escapades of the main character and the strange secret she kept and what she was willing to do to protect it. It did have some climactic moments, but if it were possible I would only rate it 2.5 stars, but I gave it 3. It was a decent summer read. I would not read it again, nor would I highly recommend it to others.

[Linda Klages · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting - a wild ride. I'd read more by this author