- Paperback: 282 pages
- Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks; New edition edition (15 Jan 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0751516597
- ISBN-13: 978-0751516593
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.8 x 2.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 846,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Yorke leads us gently and persuasively to a powerful climax' - THE TIMES
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Carrie Foster was still young when she started breaking the law. And she took to it like a duck to water. Gordon Matthews had transgressed only once, but his crime was far more serious. A pity Carrie didn't suspect anything when he proposed to her. But then, why should she? Gordon looked presentable now- and prison had given him time to invent a new past. Nicholas was different- a shy young man, eager to please- and to Carrie their affair began as an amusing diversion. A bit of harmless fun, and Nicholas need never know about her other life with Gordon. But there was something Carrie didn't know either...
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Stunning domestic drama
5 Dec 2010
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I will probably never get to visit England, but I can almost smell and taste it when I read a book by Margaret Yorke. She is genius when it comes to characterization of all things British -- at least in my minds eye.
This little novel is no different than most of her work, in that it weaves a tantalizing tale of deceit and murder. The plot is this: Gordon kills his first wife, his small children go live with their maternal grandparents. He lies about murder and gets off with 7 years manslaughter. Carrie, very young and blond, who has a larcenous streak marries Gordon when he gets out. Nicholas, a young innocent college type falls in love with Carrie. His grandmother is concerned. Gordon's parents are so quirky, among other strange things, his mother tries to defect to Russia. Gordon's ex-father-in-law hires a P.I. to find Gordon after his release. Fill in a lot of blanks and a great story emerges.
This book was written over 20 years ago, but like the others Ms Yorke has penned, they are more or less timeless. If your taste runs to the small English village suspense filled encounters with interesting twists and turns, with a couple of neat surprises, pick up something by Margaret Yorke.
This little novel is no different than most of her work, in that it weaves a tantalizing tale of deceit and murder. The plot is this: Gordon kills his first wife, his small children go live with their maternal grandparents. He lies about murder and gets off with 7 years manslaughter. Carrie, very young and blond, who has a larcenous streak marries Gordon when he gets out. Nicholas, a young innocent college type falls in love with Carrie. His grandmother is concerned. Gordon's parents are so quirky, among other strange things, his mother tries to defect to Russia. Gordon's ex-father-in-law hires a P.I. to find Gordon after his release. Fill in a lot of blanks and a great story emerges.
This book was written over 20 years ago, but like the others Ms Yorke has penned, they are more or less timeless. If your taste runs to the small English village suspense filled encounters with interesting twists and turns, with a couple of neat surprises, pick up something by Margaret Yorke.
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