It was an interesting way to illustrate the outcomes of abuse, and how people are treated based on biases and perceptions of them, and in a subliminal way, how wealth and money can influence outcomes and ensure the victim feels at fault – unless the truth comes out. The big question hanging over this novel: Was Abe pushed and murdered, did he fall or did he commit suicide? And who will find out and reveal all?īoth Mags and Jody come from troubled, broken backgrounds – and show how each has dealt with them – where one is completely broken and child-like, the other is assertive and overly confident, even a bit pushy. As the story unfolds, secrets of each character are revealed, and one character’s past is cleverly revealed through third person flash backs amidst the first person narrative that do not directly identify whose story is being told. Frustrated, Mags starts digging deeper into the lives of the other residents of the charity home her brother has been living in to uncover what really happened. Beginning where they meet at the hospital following Abe’s fall, Mags meets Jody as the fiancé she never knew about, and a myriad of stories and reasons for her brother’s injuries that are explained away as an accident. But the pieces don’t quite seem to fit…Īfter a mysterious beginning, the reader is introduced to Mags and Jody, the sister and the fiancé of the victim, Abe. She meets his fiancé Jody, and gradually pieces together the ruins of the life she left behind. Her brother Abe is in hospital and no-one knows what happened to him.
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But then she meets Abe, the perfect stranger next door and suddenly life seems full of possibility and hope.Īfter years of estrangement from her family, Mags receives a shocking phone call. She has shut herself down, haunted by her memories and unable to trust anyone. Synopsis: One day changes Jody’s life forever.
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