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A review by faysieh
The Disappearance of Emily Marr by Louise Candlish
4.0
I listened to the audio version of this book and I felt in very good company as I entered the lives of Emily Marr and celebrated eye surgeon Arthur Woodhall as they embark upon an affair which does not end well.
To start with though the opening and subsequent first chapters seem unconnected. There is an account from Lisa Hawes of a terrible road accident in Sussex and then we meet Tabby Dewhurst being unceremoniously packed off after a one night/few days fling, without knowing where she actually is in France.
The story then alternates between the affair between Arthur and Emily in the leafy London suburb of Walnut Grove and Tabby's Goldilocks type stumbing upon a bed to sleep in and being found by Emmie Mason.
Tabby lives with her unsociable and intensely private English saviour, both living off the record, being paid cash in hand for cleaning rental holiday homes in the expensive resort of Ile de Ré.
We learn of Tabby's shocking time at home with her Mum's boyfriend, and we are pulled into the terrible scandal and following publicity when Arthur and Emily's affair is uncovered.
This is a long novel of adultery, the media circus, the need to vanish and reinvent oneself and a couple of twisty reveals which left me open mouthed and eager to read on.
Penelope Rawlins and Noreen Leighton do a fantastic job of narrating this excellent story. Their voices and accents added a depth that made this very easy to listen to.
A complex storyline which Louise Candlish, who is one of my favourite authors, uses her trademark insight into the lives and loves of women to weave an engrossing drama well worth a read. Loved it!
To start with though the opening and subsequent first chapters seem unconnected. There is an account from Lisa Hawes of a terrible road accident in Sussex and then we meet Tabby Dewhurst being unceremoniously packed off after a one night/few days fling, without knowing where she actually is in France.
The story then alternates between the affair between Arthur and Emily in the leafy London suburb of Walnut Grove and Tabby's Goldilocks type stumbing upon a bed to sleep in and being found by Emmie Mason.
Tabby lives with her unsociable and intensely private English saviour, both living off the record, being paid cash in hand for cleaning rental holiday homes in the expensive resort of Ile de Ré.
We learn of Tabby's shocking time at home with her Mum's boyfriend, and we are pulled into the terrible scandal and following publicity when Arthur and Emily's affair is uncovered.
This is a long novel of adultery, the media circus, the need to vanish and reinvent oneself and a couple of twisty reveals which left me open mouthed and eager to read on.
Penelope Rawlins and Noreen Leighton do a fantastic job of narrating this excellent story. Their voices and accents added a depth that made this very easy to listen to.
A complex storyline which Louise Candlish, who is one of my favourite authors, uses her trademark insight into the lives and loves of women to weave an engrossing drama well worth a read. Loved it!