I haven't given up on you and I'm not going to. It's time to stop playing hard to get now. When Kate meets a dark, enigmatic man in a Soho bar, she doesn't hesitate long before going home with him. There is something undeniably attractive about Richard - and irresistibly dangerous, too. Now, after eighteen exhilarating but fraught months, Kate knows she has to finish their relationship and hopes that will be the end of it. But it is only just the beginning. Fleeing London for the wintry Isle of Wight, she is determined to ignore the flood of calls and emails from an increasingly insistent Richard. But what began as a nuisance becomes an ever more threatening game of cat and mouse.
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'Gripping, believable and unnerving' Independent on Sunday 'Whitehouse writes marvellously in an emotionally hypersensitive, lyrical, Maggie O'Farrell sort of way' Wendy Holden, Daily Mail 'Compelling' InStyle
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Lucie Whitehouse was born in Warwickshire in 1975, read Classics at Oxford University and now lives in London. She is author of The House at Midnight.
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The Bed I Made is just as tense and atmospheric as Lucie's previous book but I would say that this one has a much darker and more dangerous edge to it.
One fateful night, Kate meets Richard in a Soho bar and they begin a reckless and intense relationship. However, eighteen months later we follow Kate as she flees the familiarity of her London life for the obscurity of a rented cottage on the Isle of Wight. It is winter on this tiny island and Kate finds herself extremely isolated. She learns about the disappearance of local woman, Alice Frewin who many suggest has taken her own life. Kate is drawn to Alice's story, it almost provides a distraction yet she still cannot escape the clutches of Richard who has not given up on finding out where she has escaped to.
Lucie Whitehouse begins building the chilling atmosphere from the first page of the book. The story builds slowly like the fog that rolls in and envelops Kate's cottage on the island. We begin to gain an understanding of why she is so frightened of this man who she had once loved and admired. There were times when I did not want to read on as I was frightened as to what was lurking around the next corner but I could not stop myself from turning the pages.
Critics have compared Lucie Whitehouse to Daphne Du Maurier and I believe that this is a fair assertion, even more so after reading this second book. Through her clever use of language, Whitehouse creates a chilling and sinister atmosphere as she gradually builds up the suspense. Words carry a lot of power throughout the story. Other than Kate's memories, Richard's main presence is via text messages and emails that she receives whilst on the island. He uses few words but the power that they have over Kate is terrifying and you get a real sense of the oppressive fear that she is experiencing.
Lucie Whitehouse has created a perfect thriller. The Bed I Made grabs you from the very first chapter; it is not one to be missed but certainly not one that I would recommend reading just before you turn the lights off!
One fateful night, Kate meets Richard in a Soho bar and they begin a reckless and intense relationship. However, eighteen months later we follow Kate as she flees the familiarity of her London life for the obscurity of a rented cottage on the Isle of Wight. It is winter on this tiny island and Kate finds herself extremely isolated. She learns about the disappearance of local woman, Alice Frewin who many suggest has taken her own life. Kate is drawn to Alice's story, it almost provides a distraction yet she still cannot escape the clutches of Richard who has not given up on finding out where she has escaped to.
Lucie Whitehouse begins building the chilling atmosphere from the first page of the book. The story builds slowly like the fog that rolls in and envelops Kate's cottage on the island. We begin to gain an understanding of why she is so frightened of this man who she had once loved and admired. There were times when I did not want to read on as I was frightened as to what was lurking around the next corner but I could not stop myself from turning the pages.
Critics have compared Lucie Whitehouse to Daphne Du Maurier and I believe that this is a fair assertion, even more so after reading this second book. Through her clever use of language, Whitehouse creates a chilling and sinister atmosphere as she gradually builds up the suspense. Words carry a lot of power throughout the story. Other than Kate's memories, Richard's main presence is via text messages and emails that she receives whilst on the island. He uses few words but the power that they have over Kate is terrifying and you get a real sense of the oppressive fear that she is experiencing.
Lucie Whitehouse has created a perfect thriller. The Bed I Made grabs you from the very first chapter; it is not one to be missed but certainly not one that I would recommend reading just before you turn the lights off!
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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This is the second novel form Lucie Whitehouse and in my opinion far better than her first. Whitehouse has managed to draw you into a tense and thrilling story of sheer jealously and fear so easily, that although it took a while for me to get into the book, once I was I was immediately hooked.
Kate has sought solace and seclusion in the Isle of Wight, running away from everything that she has created, and also running away from Richard, the man she met and fell in love with. However the weeping wound of Richard follows her to the Isle of Wight and here days are spent avoiding the memory of him and any contact with him but Richard is determined to seep right through to Kate's skin.
Slowly Kate starts to become part of island life, and upon her arrival, she is witness to a missing boat being returned without its skipper; Alice Frewin. Kate becomes involved in Alice's world by default, but all the time she is seemingly moving forward, Richard is coming up behind her to ensure that she never forgets him.
Whitehouse has created such a thrilling tale, with so much building tension and atmosphere, from describing the landscape, and swells of The Solent and the weather of the island but also the power that Richard seems to weave over others, almost always women. A page turner, that actually leaves you worrying if you put the book down, as what will Richard do next to infiltrate Kate's life and most of all her mind.
Worthy of a read, start with this one, and perhaps only then go to her debut novel The House at Midnight
Kate has sought solace and seclusion in the Isle of Wight, running away from everything that she has created, and also running away from Richard, the man she met and fell in love with. However the weeping wound of Richard follows her to the Isle of Wight and here days are spent avoiding the memory of him and any contact with him but Richard is determined to seep right through to Kate's skin.
Slowly Kate starts to become part of island life, and upon her arrival, she is witness to a missing boat being returned without its skipper; Alice Frewin. Kate becomes involved in Alice's world by default, but all the time she is seemingly moving forward, Richard is coming up behind her to ensure that she never forgets him.
Whitehouse has created such a thrilling tale, with so much building tension and atmosphere, from describing the landscape, and swells of The Solent and the weather of the island but also the power that Richard seems to weave over others, almost always women. A page turner, that actually leaves you worrying if you put the book down, as what will Richard do next to infiltrate Kate's life and most of all her mind.
Worthy of a read, start with this one, and perhaps only then go to her debut novel The House at Midnight
34 of 36 people found the following review helpful
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This book grabbed my attention from the first page. I wanted to understand why Kate had moved to the Isle of Wight and why her relationship with Richard had broken up. I also wanted to know what had happened to the owner of the boat who went missing at the start of the book. Kate is an English/French translator and when her stormy relationship with Richard comes to an end she decides to move to the Isle of Wight because she had spent happy holidays there as a child. What follows is an atmospheric thriller in which Kate finds it is not as easy as she thought to say goodbye to Richard. Interspersed with her current life - working on her translations - becoming friendly with the islanders - working in a café, she is plagued by e-mails and phone messages from Richard which get more and more threatening and sinister.
Almost to take her mind off her own situation, Kate finds herself increasingly interested in finding out what happened to Alice Frewin - the lady whose abandoned boat was recovered at the start of the book. She gets to know Alice's husband, Peter Frewin and his friend Chris, who runs a second hand bookshop, and starts to feel as though she would like to stay on the island; but Richard has not finished with her yet and Kate needs to deal with the loose ends from her previous life before she can start to rebuild.
The writing is subtle and understated and all the more frightening because of it. The relationship with Richard is revealed gradually throughout the book as his e-mails become more sinister. I thought the way Richard was portrayed was very well done showing how his actions could always have more than one interpretation and how his charm worked its magic on Kate so that she believed everything he told her, to the extent that she almost destroyed her friendship with her best friend - Helen.
I also found the way Kate's growing friendships with people on the island were developed was convincing. The build-up of the tension to the frightening climax of the novel was superb and kept me reading. I wanted Kate to be all right and I wanted things to work out for her friends. I loved the way the Isle of Wight itself played such a part in the story. But this is not the benign summer holiday place that the tourists see; it is the island in winter with storms and high seas, where the life of anyone who tries to do battle with the elements is always at risk. This is a very satisfying novel and deserves to do well in my opinion.
Almost to take her mind off her own situation, Kate finds herself increasingly interested in finding out what happened to Alice Frewin - the lady whose abandoned boat was recovered at the start of the book. She gets to know Alice's husband, Peter Frewin and his friend Chris, who runs a second hand bookshop, and starts to feel as though she would like to stay on the island; but Richard has not finished with her yet and Kate needs to deal with the loose ends from her previous life before she can start to rebuild.
The writing is subtle and understated and all the more frightening because of it. The relationship with Richard is revealed gradually throughout the book as his e-mails become more sinister. I thought the way Richard was portrayed was very well done showing how his actions could always have more than one interpretation and how his charm worked its magic on Kate so that she believed everything he told her, to the extent that she almost destroyed her friendship with her best friend - Helen.
I also found the way Kate's growing friendships with people on the island were developed was convincing. The build-up of the tension to the frightening climax of the novel was superb and kept me reading. I wanted Kate to be all right and I wanted things to work out for her friends. I loved the way the Isle of Wight itself played such a part in the story. But this is not the benign summer holiday place that the tourists see; it is the island in winter with storms and high seas, where the life of anyone who tries to do battle with the elements is always at risk. This is a very satisfying novel and deserves to do well in my opinion.
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A real page turner
A brilliant holiday read,. Made even better because I know the area of the Isle of Wight where the book is set
Published 1 day ago by rhona djaelani
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Fantastic
What a great read this was.....a definite page turner..unputdownable, I will be recommending this to my friends and family without a doubt
Published 1 month ago by Ms. Tracey J. Laing
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entertaining
I am a fan of lucy whitehouse books i loved reading this and the house at midnight. I recommend them both
Published 1 month ago by bookmoviefanatic
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gripping and tense thriller
A fab book that I didn't want to put down. Others in my book group loved it. One guessed what would happen, I didn't. It's tense and scary in places (not too scary! Read more
Published 7 months ago by R. Budden
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Disappointing
I bought this book as the description of it made it sound like the film 'sleeping with the enemy' which is a great thriller. Read more
Published 11 months ago by discodivaboogie
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Bit of an anti climax!!
It was an enjoyable and exciting read at times because it was dealing with so many emotions with complex relationships. Read more
Published 13 months ago by V
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A high quality thriller
This is a very good novel from a relatively young author. She shows potential to be ranked against the very best in this genre. I'll be looking out for her next outing !
Published 15 months ago by fivestarfrankie
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Brilliant, Incredible piece of work
Absolutely brilliant, apart from the fact that it holds you in suspense right to the very end, in its own way it reaches out to women in abusive relationships and points out that... Read more
Published 17 months ago by trayphil
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Boring and disappointing
I bought this based on the reviews of it being a "thriller" - nothing thrilling about it! Pleasant, intricate descriptions of the Isle of Wight, and not much more. Read more
Published 21 months ago by ladymarmalade
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Chilling & tense
The sense of place in this novel - whether it's soigne, stuccoed Earl's Court or the windswept isolation of the Isle of Wight, is strong and skilfully evoked, and the characters... Read more
Published 21 months ago by K. Darby
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