Book Synopsis:
Nancy, Eleanor and Mary met at college and have been friends ever since, through marriages, children and love affairs.
Eleanor is calm and driven, with a deep sense of responsibility, a brilliant career and a love of being single and free – despite her soft spot for her best friend’s husband.
Mary is deeply intelligent with a love of learning, derailed by three children and a mean, demanding husband – she is now unrecognisable to herself and her friends.
Nancy is seemingly perfect: bright, beautiful and rich with an adoring husband and daughter – but beneath the surface her discontent is going to affect them all in terrible ways.
When Nancy is murdered, Eleanor and Mary must align themselves to uncover her killer. And as each of their stories unfold, they realise that there are many different truths to find, and many different ways to bring justice for those we love…
Everyone wants a perfect life. But there is no such thing…
Imperfect Woman is available in ebook and hardback now. The hardback is currently only £7.00. You can purchase your copy using the link below.
My Review:
Imperfect Woman is a dark, intense and gripping read which I really enjoyed.
The book follows three women who met at University through their lives and the challenges that they face. All three seem very realistic characters which makes them really relatable and I quickly found myself warming to each of them. The reader gets a fly on the wall glimpse into their lives, marriage and the everyday problems they face.
The most interesting part of the book for me was seeing the interesting dynamics between the three women and how they change throughout the years. I liked how the different layers of the women were gradually peeked back so we could see them at their rawest, most intimate self. Even though the three woman have known each other for years, it was interesting to see how they still didn’t know completely what was going on in each others lives. A timely reminder that in this busy world we need to take more of an interest in what is happening in our friends lives.
The story is told from each woman’s perspective in turn which I found very interesting and meant that we got to know each of the woman really well. The murder mystery side of the story, although quite gripping, isn’t the main focus of the story and I was surprised that no police were mentioned in the story though I think adding them would have created a completely different story.
Overall I really enjoyed this intriguing story and felt sad to leave the woman behind. I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.
Huge thanks to Francesca from Orion for my copy of this book and for inviting me onto the blog tour.
About The Author:
My new novel IMPERFECT WOMEN is being published by Orion on 20/08/20. It’s the story of three old friends who are forced to confront the secrets, lies and compromises in their lives when one of them is killed. I’m a massive fan of writers like Patricia Highsmith, Daphne Du Maurier, Iris Murdoch, Shirley Jackson & Barbara Vine who were such masters at taking us deep in to delusional minds. I’m also the author of EVERYTHING & NOTHING (2011), DOT (2013) & OUR KIND OF CRUELTY (2018). I live in Brighton with my husband and three children. You can contact me on twitter at @aramintahall
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Nice review, I am glad you enjoyed this one Joanna. It wasn’t my cup of tea, but the writing was good.
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