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Hibou, the remote fermette in the St Sauver region of France, had looked so pretty back in the summer when the Wardle-Smith family had journeyed across the Channel to view it. The life it offered seemed so appealing: sitting outside in the balmy evening sunshine enjoying some of the local wine with the property's owner, sculptor Bernard Metz. It should have been the stuff dreams are made of; somewhere that Tom's wife, Cathy, could recover from her deepening depression, and where their children, Flora and Max, could experience a less frenzied way of life...and, of course, it would have been one in the eye for the smug Simistons back in England. But for the unlucky Wardle-Smiths the dream wasn't to come true and their plans for a new life are sabotaged from the start: missing furniture, no plumbing or electrics, an eerie cave at the back of the fermette where small bones are discovered...and, worst of all, the ultimate neighbour from hell. Veal farmer Samson Bonneau, the Wardle-Smiths' new neighbour, is not pleased to be sharing his village with les anglais, and he will stop at nothing to scare them from their new home, much to the chagrin of his elderly mother Liliane. Meanwhile, his barbaric farming methods are being investigated by the beautiful and forthright Natalie Musset, a motorbike-riding member of the League of St Francis. As their paths cross, the lives of the Wardle-Smiths, Natalie and the Bonneaus all change irrecoverably. Almost everyone has a secret buried in their past, but will their shallow graves keep them hidden for long? Be brave and begin the journey that will take you to the heart of France's eerie, unseen side. You may never look at our Gallic cousins the same way again...
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When Tom Wardle-Smith and his family leave their home in Surrey for a new life in France, they are looking forward to an idyllic future. Tom thinks it will give his wife, Kathy, chance to recover from her deepening depression, while their children, Flora and Max, will grow up at a less frenzied pace. But Hibou - the remore fermette in the Midi-Pyrenees which had seemed so attractive when they'd first viewed it - is now a wreck with no electricity, plumbing or furniture. Worse still, their neighbour, veal farmer Samson Bonneau, does not want foreigners in his village and, to the dismay of his elderly mother Liliane, is determined to scare the Wardle-Smiths away and add Hibou to his own land. This determination increases when animal rights activist, Natalie Musset, starts to investigate his barbaric farming methods.
As in Sally Spedding's previous three novels, however, nothing is as straightforward as it first seems and the plot twists and turns in many directions as secrets from the past reach out to the present, placing Tom, Max and Natalie - and even Liliane Bonneau - in ever-growing danger against a strangely beautiful but desolate landscape. Thrills and chills abound as the story builds up to its breath-taking climax. The final twist is the best, however, not least because it is completely unexpected yet totally logical.
"Prey Silence" is another good read and once more I'm looking forward to Sally Spedding's next book.
As in Sally Spedding's previous three novels, however, nothing is as straightforward as it first seems and the plot twists and turns in many directions as secrets from the past reach out to the present, placing Tom, Max and Natalie - and even Liliane Bonneau - in ever-growing danger against a strangely beautiful but desolate landscape. Thrills and chills abound as the story builds up to its breath-taking climax. The final twist is the best, however, not least because it is completely unexpected yet totally logical.
"Prey Silence" is another good read and once more I'm looking forward to Sally Spedding's next book.
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