Gillian White is a first-time read for me. In Gillian White's dark and disturbing world, nothing is quite as it seems, where the most ordinary things turn into nightmares.Here we meet Kirsty, a battered wife who seeks sanctuary from her abusive husband, Trevor. She is provided with a job and a place to stay, and on the train ride there, she meets two other young women, Avril and Bernadette, who all have the same destination. They become room mates and friends, all working in a hotel in Cornwall. Each one has her own agenda, Avril, the overweight, self-conscious, overprotected girl who desperately seeks independence from her well- meaning parents, and Bernadette, who is beautiful, the one that men always notice, running away from the heartbreak of a love affair gone wrong.
Kirsty has a passion for books, and while looking for something to read in the hotel library, finds an old book which enthralls her. The book seems to promise Kirsty new and better things - a better life for her and her children, money, a decent house. She devises a plan to make all these things happen.
But suddenly things start to go wrong. Their personalities begin to change. They start acting differently and doing things they would never normally dream of doing. A darker side to each of them begins to emerge. Can a book really be influencing them this way? And what of the author of this strange book? Who was she and how did she come to write such a dark, terrible tale of murder and death?
There is a slight touch of the supernatural to the story, as very ordinary, everyday events take on a more sinister appearance.
This is quite a dark psychological thriller with a good mix of black humour that made me want to read more from this author.
Happy reading!
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