- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (Sep 1986)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099456702
- ISBN-13: 978-0099456704
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.9 x 1.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,146,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Susan Hill
'Margaret Yorke knows all about human weaknesses and follies, vanities and ambitions...'
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Falsely charged with murdering his wife, after ten years in prison Stephen Dawes is out, and he is determined to reconstruct her last few hours. He gradually learns that nothing was as it seemed to be, unaware that his quest for the truth is putting his own life at risk. A reissue from the author of FALSE PRETENCES and ACT OF VIOLENCE.
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Poignant and Perfect
14 Aug 2005
Format:Paperback
This is a superbly written mystery novel, written with a great sensitivity that makes you care about even the minor characters.
The book begins with Stephen Dawes being released from prison. He's served a long sentence for murdering his wife Marcia. It was a slightly unusual case - the body was never found.
Stephen knows that he didn't kill Marcia. He's been convicted as a murderer and jailed simply by a strong case of circumstantial evidence. It's possible that Marcia committed suicide and framed Stephen as a final act of revenge for him having an affair and fathering a child.
Margaret Yorke captures the feeling of dislocation that Stephen suffers as he emerges into a changed world. He wants to gently re-establish his life, paint his cottage white (a symbolic cleansing, thinks one of his friends) and track down his daughter to see what she looks like and check that she's OK.
Stephen also wants to find out what really happened to his wife and quietly begins to search for her best friend...
I've re-read this book with pleasure, it is well worth seeking out. The characters are well-drawn, the plot develops well and the dialogue is excellent. Perhaps the only weak point of the book is the title - it doesn't really capture the flavour of the novel at all.
The book begins with Stephen Dawes being released from prison. He's served a long sentence for murdering his wife Marcia. It was a slightly unusual case - the body was never found.
Stephen knows that he didn't kill Marcia. He's been convicted as a murderer and jailed simply by a strong case of circumstantial evidence. It's possible that Marcia committed suicide and framed Stephen as a final act of revenge for him having an affair and fathering a child.
Margaret Yorke captures the feeling of dislocation that Stephen suffers as he emerges into a changed world. He wants to gently re-establish his life, paint his cottage white (a symbolic cleansing, thinks one of his friends) and track down his daughter to see what she looks like and check that she's OK.
Stephen also wants to find out what really happened to his wife and quietly begins to search for her best friend...
I've re-read this book with pleasure, it is well worth seeking out. The characters are well-drawn, the plot develops well and the dialogue is excellent. Perhaps the only weak point of the book is the title - it doesn't really capture the flavour of the novel at all.
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