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Force of Nature (Paperback)

by Sue Cook (Author)

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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Headline Review (19 Mar 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0755322363
ISBN-13: 978-0755322367
Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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'Cook is a fine writer with a keen eye for the mechanics of a relationship...she has combined that talent with a compelling concept and a gripping plot'
--Scott Pack, meandmybigmouth.com, 19th March 2009

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After three failed attempts at IVF, Jenny and Mark Elfick are overjoyed when their fourth attempt is a success. The arrival of their beautiful daughter, Chloe, marks the beginning of a new chapter in their lives and as they watch Chloe grow their happiness seems complete. When Chloe is two years old, however, Mark suddenly starts behaving very strangely and Jenny fears he is having an affair. But nothing can prepare her for the shattering truth as to why Mark is being so secretive. It is a revelation that threatens to destroy someone else's family as well as their own.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A page turner, 8 Mar 2009

By	M. Molloy "Book Worm" (Ireland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Force of Nature (Hardcover)

I had planned a few endings but not the one it ends in. Sue Cook is an astute observer of the behaviours brought about by the force of nature. This story of tortuous dilemmas will keep you turning the pages, and break your heart, as relationships are torn apart by the unpredictable emotions unravelled by very real scenarios. Enjoy this great read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars compelling stuff, 19 April 2009

By	Emily Handy "E. Handy" (Oxford) - See all my reviews

This is the story of a family torn apart by a father's obsession with a daughter whose existence he actually shouldn't be aware of. A chance remark by a doctor inadvertently blows the gaffe; one of the embryos he and his wife donated is now a healthy baby girl. At first, Mark Elfick struggles to stop himself following his natural protective parental instincts, content with observing from a distance. Then a murder changes everything, and as a result his desperate need to become involved in this second child's life jeopardizes the happiness of both families concerned, damn near destroying his relationship with his wife and their own daughter (who is, of course, technically his second daughter's twin).
Cook's writing is similar to Jodi Picoult in the way she takes a topical issue and places it within the context of the lives of ordinary people, sending them spinning off the tracks of their everyday lives onto a gut-wrenching roller-coaster ride into uncertainty and chaos.
I couldn't put this book down until I'd devoured it to the very last page.

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5.0 out of 5 stars AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE, 17 April 2009

By	Gil Harrap "new leaf" (london) - See all my reviews

Like the film classic "Brief Encounter", Cook finds the most emotionally charged drama right here in "ordinary people's" lives, which is why this novel speaks to us all with such irresistible force and conviction. Great storytellers touch us so intensely because they have enormous empathy and compassion for their characters but are utterly ruthless with the situations they put them in. In short, they understand life. They are willing to dig deep to confront and unravel the complex business of living, thus arousing our emotions where we least expect it..in our own hearts and imaginations. Cook displays all these qualities effortlessly and lets the gentle flame of her story slowly and surely consume the reader in an unforgettable experience. I absolutely loved it and was moved to tears several times. Read it.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Amateur
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4.0 out of 5 stars Makes you think
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