Description
Susan Brown is trapped. She lives in nurses’ accommodation she hates, on the run from a past she detests, desperate for a future she can’t afford. Yet.
Calton Jonas is lost. He travels across the country, from beach to city, settling in a small town with a job at the morgue.
Jeffrey Jeffreys is happy as long as life provides him with enough whiskey and beer.
Their lives cross. Old wounds open. Susan takes control but not all of them can survive…
Peter Keeley (verified owner) –
Absolutely loved this second novel from Orla Owen. A sort of prequel to The Lost Thumb (although you don’t need any knowledge of that to thoroughly enjoy this). Full of such wonderfully drawn characters that keep you gripped from start to finish. Susan is such a superbly cold, controlling, atrocious character that had me hooked from the very start. I read this in little over a day, most of it spent in the garden with sunshine, this book and a glass of wine. Pretty much a perfect day. Orla is such a talented writer, with a great gift for storytelling. Pah is difficult to put down as the dark humour and open-mouthed shock at Susan’s manipulation just keeps you captivated until you get to the end. Every bit as good as her first novel, and every bit as good as I hoped it would be. Highly, highly recommended.