A Giraffe Thing

by Jo Bavington-Jones

'A Giraffe Thing’ is a compelling tale of love, loss and lies that will test your moral compass as you ride the emotional rollercoaster of Lou’s life. Lou’s dysfunctional family is built on fragile foundations of adultery. She lost the only man she ever loved and it nearly destroyed her. He was never truly hers though. Now she runs the risk of losing her daughter too. That really would destroy her. But secrets have a way of coming out.

288 pages, Paperback

Published August 2, 2021

About the author

Jo Bavington-Jones lives on the Kent coast with her partner, the photographer Dirk Seyfried, and the neighbours' cats. And sometimes a very friendly fox called Samantha.

Jo came to writing late in life after many years of working to pay the bills, and bringing up her son. After learning her craft writing women's fiction, Jo finally turned to a life of crime during the first Covid lockdown, and The Write Way to Die series was born. Jo says crime fiction is definitely her first love, and has just finished book five in the series.

Reviews

[Stephanie Fox]

Thank you to the author for a copy of this book in exchange for a review.

As with her last book this one felt deeply personal. I am not sure if any of it was drawn from the author's experience but the emotive language and storyline certainly felt like a journey being lived a second time. I loved the concept of the giraffe and felt Lou's sadness as she reflected back on her life.
A Giraffe Thing is written in first person narrative and mainly as a one-sided conversation/ monalogue. This isn't usually my preferred type of narration as it lends itself to lots of telling and very little showing. However, this approach illuminated Lou's most inner thoughts; showing her both at her best and her most unlikable.