Book Synopsis:
YOU WANT TO BE JUST LIKE HER. BUT DO YOU REALLY KNOW HER?
Rani has always felt like an outsider. First growing up among her white, wealthy peers. And now next to her successful, child-free friends. From the tiny rented flat she lives in with her family, she imagines being the kind of woman who owns the beautiful house across the street.
Then Natalie moves in. With her expensive clothes, adoring husband and high-powered job, she has everything Rani wants, and Rani can’t help but be drawn to her new neighbour.
But as the two women strike up a friendship and begin open up, Rani wonders – is Natalie’s perfect-seeming life too good to be true?
My Review:
Her is a gripping , intriguing read from a new author for me. It’s going to be a hard book to review as I don’t want to give anything away.
The story is told from the point of view of two women Rani and Natalie. Rani is married with two children, stuck in a cramped flat she doesn’t like and trying to get a job but facing constant rejection. Natalie is the seemingly perfect woman who moves into Rani’s dream house opposite her flat. It was very interesting getting to know the two women and discovering more about their backgrounds. It quickly becomes apparent that everything is not quite how it seems and that the two women are hiding a few secrets.
I thought this book had a great pace to it and there always seemed to be something happening to keep me interested. It is a bit of a slow burn but do keep going as it soon becomes very interesting indeed. I enjoyed the slow drip of information as we discover more about Natalie and her past which I found very intriguing. I had quite a few guesses about what was going on but was ultimately wrong about all of them.
The ending was brilliant especially as I didn’t see the twist coming which is unusual for me.
Huge thanks to Alainna for inviting me onto the blog tour and to the publisher for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Mira V Shah is a writer, former City lawyer turned legal editor and the proud owner of three good dogs. She is the daughter of Indian African parents and lives in North London with her husband and the pack – merely a few miles from where she grew up, although she often dreams about retiring in Italy should her intermittent lottery entries prove successful.
She wrote her first ever novel in 2020 during the first UK lockdown after studying on the Curtis Brown Creative novel writing course. HER is forthcoming from Hodder & Stoughton in March ‘23 (e-book and audio) and November ‘23 (paperback).
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