Waterstones The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde
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Description: Discover the spellbinding mystery from the Richard & Judy bestselling author of THE GLASS HOUSE' An enthralling story of secrets, sisters and an unsolved mystery' KATE MORTON' One of the most enthralling novelists of the moment' LISA JEWELL _ When four sisters arrive at Applecote Manor to spend the summer, all is clearly not well. They find their aunt and uncle still reeling from the disappearance of their only daughter, five years before. No one seems any closer to finding out the truth. Why did Audrey vanish? Who is keeping her fate secret? As the sisters are lured into the mystery of their missing cousin, the stifling summer takes a shocking, deadly turn. One which will leave blood on their hands, and put another girl in danger decades later. _ 'Evocative and filled with intrigue' Clare Mackintosh' One of the most enthralling novelists of the moment' Lisa Jewell' Exquisite and evocative - the pace and suspense are handled expertly' Sarah Vaughan. Waterstones The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9781405919340
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ISBN: 9781405919340
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Author: Jenny Hitchen
Rating: 5
Review: Great book - excellent read, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Author: little bookworm
Rating: 3
Review: I loved Chase's debut novel Black Rabbit Hall, and as such had high hopes for this book. The story certainly starts off with a bang, its 1959 and we are met with four sisters dragging a dead body across a lawn in the early hours of morning, bound together by something terrible. What has led to this awful moment? As a reader, I was instantly hooked. After this we move to the present time, albeit find ourselves at the same house, Applecote Manor, where Jess is determined to create a new idyllic life with her family, hoping to put behind past troubles, especially with her difficult teenage step-daughter Bella. I have to say I found the modern day story rather slow, mainly concerned as it was with strained family dynamics, Jess in particular grating on the nerves as she became increasingly insecure about her husband Will's dead first wife Mandy. Too much time was spent for my liking merely following Jess' thoughts, nothing much actually happening; nor did the story really connect very much to the past story. Chase's main strength here for me was mainly in the sense of foreboding she managed to create, and the setting of Applecote itself, a house with a past, the impressions of its past residents still resonating strongly, that atmosphere of mystery, cloaked secrets that refuse to offer themselves up. I found myself much more immersed in the past story set in the 50s, which follows the Wilde sisters, and takes us back to the start of the summer that ends with that body being dragged across Applecote's lawn. The Wilde sisters have not been to Applecote since their cousin Audrey disappeared five years ago, and returning their now for the summer, it is a house drastically changed, their aunt and uncle mere shadow's of their former selves. Margot, the closest to Audrey, finds herself increasingly drawn to Audrey's old room, desperate to learn the truth of her cousin's disappearance. With the arrival on the scene of two handsome young men, the summer begins to show more promise; though jealousies and rivalries soon begin to spring up between the sisters, threatening their once tight knit unit. Needless to say it is a summer that will change all their lives. Chase recreates life in the 1950s quite perfectly, and also does a good job of capturing adolescent longing. There are wonderful lush descriptions of the English countryside and Applecote seems an idyllic setting; yet Audrey's disappearance shrouds the house in mystery, a sense of haunting. There is also that undeniable sense of escalating tension, the reader already prepared for a darker turn of events, just waiting for them to unfold. Overall the past story was engaging enough to sustain my interest in the book; though I did feel that some of the characterization and events became a little bizarre towards the end. Ultimately the book did not quite meet my expectations, and certainly did not for me match Chase's previous novel, though it was still beautifully written. Personally I cannot help but wonder if the story might have been better told omitting the present day story, and instead focusing on the Wilde sisters, perhaps also giving flashback chapters to before Audrey's disappearance.
