When
archaeologist Edward Harvey’s wife Felicity inherits almost a million, she
gives up her job, buys a restaurant and, as a devotee of Hugh
Fernley-Whittingstall, starts turning their home into a small eco-farm.
Edward
is not happy, not least because she seems to be losing interest in him. Taryn
is a borderline manic-depressive, a scheming minx, a seductress and user of
men. Edward and Taryn don’t know each other but they both know Marianne.
To
Edward, Marianne is a former classmate who sends him crazy emails. She is
Taryn’s best friend, and when Marianne meets Edward, she tells Taryn how
wonderful he is and that he is not the philandering type. Taryn sees a
challenge and concocts a devious plan to meet him during a series of lectures
he is giving at the British Museum. When Edward and Taryn’s paths cross,
questions of friendship, loyalty and betrayal are played out against a backdrop
of mental fragility and the destabilising effects of a large inheritance.
My thoughts...
I started the book and quickly found out it definitely isn't my style, I prefer more "wholesome" books I guess you'd say. I read quite a bit of this one as I did want to give my honest opinion. Felicity inherits some money, quits her job, and turns their home into an eco farm.
Edward complains to an old school friend who tells another female friend and this woman decides to seduce him and prove he isn't as perfect as everyone thinks. There's a lot of passion, raw emotion, in the book. If you like these type stories then you're sure to like this one as well.
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I received an ecopy of this book free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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About the Author
Linda
MacDonald was born and brought up in Cockermouth, on the edge of the Lake
District in Cumbria, England. She was educated at the local grammar school and
later at Goldsmiths’, University of London where she studied for a BA in
psychology and then a PGCE in biology and science. She taught secondary science
and biology in Croydon for eleven years before taking some time out to write,
paint and make jewellery. In 1990 she was lured back into teaching at a sixth
form college in south-east London where she taught health and social care and
psychology. For over twenty-five years she was also a visiting tutor in the
psychology department at Goldsmiths’.
At the end of 2009, Linda broke
her wrist very badly through tripping over a classroom chair. Reminded of the
fragility of life and how time was passing with her writing dreams still
unfulfilled, she decided to publish her first novel independently. Meeting Lydia was inspired by finding an
ex classmate on Friends Reunited. The novel explores the effects of school
bullying on later life, and the pros and cons of internet relationships from
the perspective of a woman going through a midlife crisis. It was published in
September 2011. The stand-alone sequel, A
Meeting of a Different Kind, had already been drafted before Linda broke
her wrist and was published in November last year. It continues the story from
the perspectives of two different characters, looking at issues of friendship,
loyalty and betrayal. Both books may be read independently and are being very
well-received by a wide ranging readership of men as well as women. It is
expected that there will be a third part to the series and this is a work in
progress.
Health
issues in 2011 prompted Linda to retire from teaching in order to concentrate
on her writing career. She hopes that with this new focus she can bring her
books to the notice of a larger audience.
Linda’s links
Amazon UK Author Page:
Amazon US Author Page:
Troubador Author page Meeting Lydia
Troubador Author page A Meeting of a
Different Kind
Twitter @LindaMac1
2 comments:
Thank you for your honest opinion, and for taking part in Linda's tour.
Shaz
Sorry to hear it wasn't to your liking and thank you for your honest opinion.
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