April 2024 Group Read - None of This Is True, by Lisa Jewell

[David]

"Celebrating her 45th birthday at her local pub, podcaster Alix Summer crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie is also celebrating her 45th.

A few days later, they bump into each other again, this time outside Alix's children's school. Josie says she thinks she would be an interesting subject for Alix's podcast. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.

Alix agrees to a trial interview and indeed, Josie's life appears to be strange and complicated. Alix finds her unsettling but can't quite resist the temptation to keep digging.

Slowly Alix starts to realise that Josie has been hiding some very dark secrets, and before she knows it Josie has cajoled her way into Alix's life - and into her home.

Soon Alix begins to wonder who is Josie Fair really? And what has she done?"

Link to Book on Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/43G9nuc

[Chris]

Both the physical and e-book versions have been reserved by other library users up into July, so I will be missing out on this one. The other author they haven’t even heard of.

[Icewineanne]

Enjoyed this but not my favourite from Jewell

[David]

just got my copy in hardback. Will be starting it now. Looking forward to it.

[Diane]

Overall I did enjoy this book, however I was disappointed in the ending.

[David]

Right for me this was just a bit too odd. I get that Josie maybe a manipulative liar but it's just all that going on with one family...her mum, then boyfriend/hubby, daughters etc. It all just seems a bit far fetched for me that it would be all on that family. Weird.

I also wasn't over keen on it keep putting bits in the book trying to be the podcast/netflix thing. Some of these seem out of sync with where the stories was at times and annoying breaks in the normal story.
Idea was different I suppose but on the whole it didn't have me thinking wow! That is why it was a three for me.