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5★
“This can happen to anyone.”
Absorbing, entertaining, believable.
I raised little kids on Sydney’s northern beaches where this story takes place, but it was a couple of generations ago. The ocean, the scenery, the cross-section of people were all the same though.
I used to say that something I enjoyed about living there was the variety of people. Residents and shoppers ranged from surfers in thongs (flip-flops, not G-strings!) and board shorts (no shirts) to hippies in Asian gear to wealthy wome ...more
“This can happen to anyone.”
Absorbing, entertaining, believable.
I raised little kids on Sydney’s northern beaches where this story takes place, but it was a couple of generations ago. The ocean, the scenery, the cross-section of people were all the same though.
I used to say that something I enjoyed about living there was the variety of people. Residents and shoppers ranged from surfers in thongs (flip-flops, not G-strings!) and board shorts (no shirts) to hippies in Asian gear to wealthy wome ...more
This was a good choice for a flight to Perth - it starts off as a breezy, funny and slightly mean satire of high-powered mothers in a fancy Sydney school (which somewhat bizarrely was a public school) and ends with 100 pages of gripping suspense tackling issues of domestic violence and bullying. There are problems with how these two bits fit together at times, and the characters weren't hugely subtle or complex, but it's super readable with a surprisingly powerful conclusion.
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Wow what a terrific book by this well known Australian author. Liane is like a fisherman gradually teasing you back and forth first setting the scene about a death at a school trivia night, then going back and explaining the circumstances that lead up to that event. She then reels you in with the shocking events of one night, and the twist that I didn't see coming, fantastic!!
This book covers a lot of topics and she does a brilliant job characterising the parents and the children involved. All i ...more
This book covers a lot of topics and she does a brilliant job characterising the parents and the children involved. All i ...more
I read The Husband's Secret and thought it was fine, and was reluctant to pick this one up thinking it may not be worth the time. This was really enjoyable, though, and well written. She spent a lot of time crafting some fun Aussie characters and told the story in an entertaining way that kept me guessing.
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Really enjoyable.
I did not want to watch the mini-series before reading it, but it took a long time to get a copy from the library as it was so popular. I'm so glad I did not watch the series and I never will. Judging from the video clips of it, it is dreadful. It's all so wrong.
A very easy read and I got through it quickly (partly because it was reserved and I had to get it back to the library on time). At one point in the book I actually gasped out loud and not many books can do that. Loved ...more
I did not want to watch the mini-series before reading it, but it took a long time to get a copy from the library as it was so popular. I'm so glad I did not watch the series and I never will. Judging from the video clips of it, it is dreadful. It's all so wrong.
A very easy read and I got through it quickly (partly because it was reserved and I had to get it back to the library on time). At one point in the book I actually gasped out loud and not many books can do that. Loved ...more
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