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Charlotte Pierce has had a solitary childhood, eked out in large houses with empty people doing empty things; the only person who ever remembered her birthday was Cook. She has two close friends from her school days: Barty, an acclaimed photographer, and Therese, who now runs an animal sanctuary. Blissfully ignorant, the two girls don't know it, but Barty and Therese are the most important people in Charlie's life - and she will do anything to keep them. Sarah Kennedy's first novel is a compelling psychological chiller that examines the devastating effects of a damaged childhood. A mixture of Highsmith and Rendell, a new style in suspense.
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Sarah Kennedy is a well known TV presenter and broadcaster who hosts the daily Dawn Patrol programme on Radio 2. She is the author of two non-fiction bestsellers, but this is her first novel.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A book with many twists and surprises as we discover the truth about Charlotte, the nasty tricks she plays and her obsession with her schooldays.Highly recommended.
6 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was hooked by the first few pages, and wanted to read more. Usually the sign of a good book, halfway through I had guessed the ending, but was intrigued enough to read on and see if I had got it right. There was a strange, unlikely twist to the end, which I have to say, I struggled to read that far.
The book seemed to have been written by two different people. The first half was very good, and I enjoyed reading it, the second half started off a bit strangely, and I began to wonder if the manuscript had been left to one side, picked up and continued at a later date, as it became very disjointed. Same characters, similar plot, and a very weird ending.
It could have been finished so differently, with the same conclusion, but better put together.
All in all, I was disappointed.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Brilliant
18 Jan 1999
Format:Hardcover
A first class rattling good read. Well written and delightfully chilling. Free from cliche and easy ways out. this is an author going places.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Okay but could have been better
2 Aug 1998
Format:Hardcover
When Charlotte Pierce was growing up, she was an unhappy loner. She loathed her parents and younger brother because of all the abuse they inflicted on her. At boarding school, Charlotte meets her only two friends, Barty and Therese, and adopts them as her family. To maintain the twosome as her family, Charlotte manages to keep them apart by turning them against each other even as she remains their best friend.
Now in her forties, Charlotte has spent much of the last two plus decades manipulating her two friends into doing her bidding. Anyone who happens to become involved with either Barty or Therese is forced away or simply murdered. Barty's lesbian lover was killed and so was a BBC producer. Charlotte controls Therese through the woman's lover, who has a criminal history. However, a school reunion is coming up and Charlotte's machinations may finally come out into the open.
CHARLOTTE'S FRIENDS is a well-written story that grabs the reader! with its dark subject. However, though the story line is extremely interesting and demonstrates that Sarah Kennedy has talent, the characters except for the lead protagonist seem flat, lacking emotion and motives, thereby hurting the novel. Overall, this dark tale will be enjoyed by fans of psychological terror.
Harriet Klausner
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