Sixteen year-old Tamsyn’s obsession with The Cliff House, and the family who use it as their weekend haunt, is rooted in the precious memories she has of illicit visits there with her beloved father on their frequent cliff-top walks. The Cliff House has come to embody everything she desires, filling the gaps she feels in her life and the sense of displacement from other people, even her loving mother and brother. ‘But here, at The Cliff House, the colours were exaggerated, the light brighter, the smells, tastes and sounds richer.’ However, it’s an ideal of perfection that the reader feels is likely to be disappointed.

When an opportunity does arise for Tamsyn to get closer to achieving her desire, it sets off a chain of events that will have unimaginable and unintended consequences for those around her. Along the way, using multiple points of view, the book explores themes of class, of rich and poor, the impact on rural communities of economic decline, and of bereavement, loss and grief. It also explores the idea that what’s on the surface and what lies beneath may be very different things. The Davenports seem to have it all – but do they? And as Tamsyn’s mother, Angie warns, “They’re different. To us.”

Throughout the book there is a brooding sense of emotional turmoil and impending tragedy, like a great storm approaching from out at sea. It’s something Tamsyn herself senses: in her nightmares that border on visions; in the evil she imagines emanating from the ravens perched on the roof of The Cliff House (echoes of Daphne du Maurier’s ‘The Birds’ here). The final scenes of the book play out on the sun-drenched terrace of The Cliff House which comes to resemble the stage of some Shakespearean tragedy, with events building to a dramatic and devastating climax.

The Cliff House is a compelling picture of obsession and desire born out of loss and grief and a great summer read. I received a review copy courtesy of publishers, HQ, and NetGalley in return for an honest and unbiased review.

The cliff house is a fantastic thriller and is well worth 5 stars.
This thriller is set in 1986 and the main characters are teenagers but do not let this put you off. Set on the Cornish coastline that I have only been to once but between the great descriptive writing I felt like I was there again. Tamsyn is 16 years old and is still grieving the tragic death of her father, whilst her father was alive they used to sneak into the garden of The Cliff House and use their pool, the house was only used at weekends so there was never any fear of being caught. Tamsyn is caught in the pool by the owners daughter, Edie, who is a little older than Tamsyn but has it all. Through binoculars Tamsyn used to spy on Edie's parents and imagined a perfect life but after becoming friends of Edie and being invited into the house she gradually finds that things aren't as perfect as they seem from the outside.
This is a story of obsession, love, loss and jealousy that will have you reading late into the night as Amanda Jennings ensnares you into the world of The Cliff House with her fantastic writing and believable characters leaving you turning the final page bereft and unable to forget this book for a while.
I would like to thank Netgalley and HQ for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

The Cliff House by Amanda Jennings

A simple story but one told with great depth.
A family torn apart from the loss of a husband and father, struggling to make ends meet in a small town with not a lot going for it, and another family rich, up from London and already falling apart.
Angie, feeling guilty about moving on. Jago, feeling like he has let his father down and Tamsyn so desperate to hold onto her father that she starts an obsession with the house they used to visit together. An obsession that can only lead to heartbreak.
Well written and very evocative of its surroundings. You can really feel the allure and decadence oozing from this house on the cliff.
Very enjoyable.
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Cliff House by Amanda Jennings

It is July 1986 and teenager Tamsyn dreams of another life. Her own is difficult. She lives with her mother and brother in a small house in St Just on the coast of west Cornwall. Money is scarce, jobs are few and it seems like no time at all since Tamsyn’s beloved father, a lifeboat man, was lost at sea during a rescue. He used to take Tamsyn on walks along the coastal path, spotting birds, and a highlight on the walk was the beautiful Cliff House, owned by the wealthy Davenport family who spend much of their year in London and other more exotic destinations. Tamsin and her father would even swim in the pool when the family were away.

Now Tamsyn watches the house on her own, observing the daily lives of the glamorous Mr and Mrs Davenport during their summer stay in Cliff House. To Tamsyn, their lives are perfection. She wishes nothing more than to be part of their lives. And when Edie Davenport, the daughter Tamsyn had never seen before, catches her swimming in the pool, Tamsyn gets her wish. But sometimes the truth is even more extraordinary than the dream.

In The Cliff House, Amanda Jennings returns to the gorgeous Cornish coast that she brought to life so beautifully in the outstanding In Her Wake, one of my top reads of 2016. I know this stretch of coast, around Sennen Cove, St Just and Cape Cornwall, very well and it is one of my most favourite places in the world. It’s clear that the author shares my love for it because it is evoked here with such eloquence and warmth. It is irresistible.

The novel revolves around the two very different families, the wealthy Davenports and Tamsyn’s much poorer family – her mother is Mrs Davenport’s cleaner. When the two come together, emotions become tangled, complicated by the influence and presence of Tamsyn’s brother Jago. But the heart of the novel can be found with Tamsyn and Edie who become unlikely friends due to a shared loneliness and sense of isolation and separation from their parents. The more that we learn about Mr and, especially, Mrs Davenport, it becomes clear that their stunning art deco Cliff House is no paradise.

Both Edie and Tamsyn are wonderful characters. The narrative moves between the two girls, allowing us to see both sides of a sometimes difficult, developing friendship. Tamsyn’s life is dominated by the grief she feels for her father and we spend uncomfortable moments in her mind as she works through the pain of watching her attractive mother date. Tamsyn is laid bare and we’re drawn close to her. The Davenports, by contrast, take on an almost distorted, ugly air, with Edie struggling to free herself. There is tragedy in this novel, at contrast with the beauty of its landscape.

I would argue that The Cliff House isn’t a psychological thriller, or even a thriller at all. I would suggest that you shouldn’t go into the novel expecting that kind of read. Instead, Amanda Jennings gives us an exquisitely written literary novel about loss, love, madness, and, above all else, growing up, all set against the most stunning backdrop of this splendid house, perched on a cliff along the most beautiful coast.

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This book intrigued me and I’m glad I got the opportunity to read it.
Tamsyn watches The Cliff House through her binoculars and fantasises about the people who live there and is desparate to get more of an insight into their perfect lives.
The family that lives there now and again comes to stay for the Summer, and Tamsyn makes friends with their daughter Edie, who is also sixteen.
The girls strike up a great friendship but Tamsyn’s Mum is wary as she is the cleaner for the family, and knows deep down the mother, Eleanor is not a pleasant person.
This is an understatement as she turns on Tamsyn and her family one by one, and makes life unbearable for them all.
Edie then starts to develop feelings for Tamsyn’s brother and it seems the girls friendship will suffer.
The final few chapters race along and we find out what happens to these two families.
I really enjoyed this book and loved the descriptions of the area where the book is set.
Thanks to HQ and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

Gorgeous house in a stunning location which must mean the owners have a fantastic life - doesn't it? How could they not or so 16 year old Tamsyn thinks as she obsesses over the family with her binoculars at every opportunity. Fantastic descriptions of Cornwall and you can almost hear the tide ebbing and flowing. Beautifully written with a haunting story, captivating and easy to get into - a great book to take with on a Cornish holiday!

Tamsyn Tresize is Sixteen years old, and totally obsessed by the Cliff House and it’s inhabitants- as only a Sixteen year old girl can be.

Tamsyn’s late Father is the one who introduced her to the secret hideaway, where she can watch the gorgeous house completely undetected.

Robert Tresize also taught his daughter how to creep into the house when it was unoccupied and swim in its opulent Art Deco themed outdoor pool.

Edie (Edith) Davenport is Seventeen and effortlessly glamorous in the way only those born into privilege can be.

Her family are the family that Tamsyn watches when they visit their holiday home, the Cliff House. But Tamsyn doesn’t know that Edie exists. Until she is caught in the swimming pool that no one is home...

Edie and her family have in fact arrived for the summer. Her parents are busy and have dropped Edie off at the house before they will rejoin her later. Tamsyn is mortified to have been caught, but enthralled by Edie’s presence.

Despite their obvious class differences the two girls soon become friends. But for Tamsyn at least, Edie is just another element of the Davenport’s lives to become obsessed with.

And we all know that obsession doesn’t end well...

My first time reading this author and I was not disappointed. It is a beautifully written and atmospheric story set in the 1980's and following a young lonely girl called Tamsyn who spends most of her time watching the comings and going at The Cliff House. Tamsyn's mother is the cleaner of this grand property which is inhabited by it's owners, the Davenport family, only at weekends.
Tamsyn begins a friendship with the daughter of the Davenports but soon discovers that all is not what it seems or what she expected in the life of the Davenports.
A very beautiful read with a psychological edge and I enjoyed this very much.
Many thanks to the author, publishers and Netgalley for the ARC.

Although this is Amanda Jennings' fourth book, it's her second novel set in Cornwall, In Her Wake being the first. You can tell that Amanda Jennings loves Cornwall by her evocative descriptions of the county. At the same time, she contrasts that beauty with the brutality of economic downturn.

Set in 1986, the tin mines, the greatest source of revenue, have been closed. Many communities are hit by the closures, not least Tamsyn's family. Her brother struggles to find employment and her grandfather is ill with a lung disease caused by a lifetime of working in the mines. Her father died a few years before so her mother has two jobs - working in a fish and chip shop and cleaning at The Cliff House, owned by the Davenports.

Although this is Amanda Jennings' fourth book, it's her second novel set in Cornwall, In Her Wake being the first. You can tell that Amanda Jennings loves Cornwall by her evocative descriptions of the county. At the same time, she contrasts that beauty with the brutality of economic downturn.

Set in 1986, the tin mines, the greatest source of revenue, have been closed. Many communities are hit by the closures, not least Tamsyn's family. Her brother struggles to find employment and her grandfather is ill with a lung disease caused by a lifetime of working in the mines. Her father died a few years before so her mother has two jobs - working in a fish and chip shop and cleaning at The Cliff House, owned by the Davenports.

Although this is Amanda Jennings' fourth book, it's her second novel set in Cornwall, In Her Wake being the first. You can tell that Amanda Jennings loves Cornwall by her evocative descriptions of the county. At the same time, she contrasts that beauty with the brutality of economic downturn.

Set in 1986, the tin mines, the greatest source of revenue, have been closed. Many communities are hit by the closures, not least Tamsyn's family. Her brother struggles to find employment and her grandfather is ill with a lung disease caused by a lifetime of working in the mines. Her father died a few years before so her mother has two jobs - working in a fish and chip shop and cleaning at The Cliff House, owned by the Davenports.

Although this is Amanda Jennings' fourth book, it's her second novel set in Cornwall, In Her Wake being the first. You can tell that Amanda Jennings loves Cornwall by her evocative descriptions of the county. At the same time, she contrasts that beauty with the brutality of economic downturn.

Set in 1986, the tin mines, the greatest source of revenue, have been closed. Many communities are hit by the closures, not least Tamsyn's family. Her brother struggles to find employment and her grandfather is ill with a lung disease caused by a lifetime of working in the mines. Her father died a few years before so her mother has two jobs - working in a fish and chip shop and cleaning at The Cliff House, owned by the Davenports.

Although this is Amanda Jennings' fourth book, it's her second novel set in Cornwall, In Her Wake being the first. You can tell that Amanda Jennings loves Cornwall by her evocative descriptions of the county. At the same time, she contrasts that beauty with the brutality of economic downturn.

Set in 1986, the tin mines, the greatest source of revenue, have been closed. Many communities are hit by the closures, not least Tamsyn's family. Her brother struggles to find employment and her grandfather is ill with a lung disease caused by a lifetime of working in the mines. Her father died a few years before so her mother has two jobs - working in a fish and chip shop and cleaning at The Cliff House, owned by the Davenports.
This is another issue that Amanda Jennings weaves into the book - second homes in Cornwall owned by the wealthy. Tamsyn's bedroom is tiny and her mother doesn't have a bedroom at all, giving it up for her ill father-in-law. So The Cliff House has great allure for Tamsyn. When it had been empty, she and her father had visited it and swum in the pool. Now there's a family living there for the whole summer. When she tries to sneak in and swim, she'd discovered by Edie Davenport. Instead of telling on her, Edie and Tamsyn become friends and have the whole summer ahead of them. But it's a summer that's destined to change their lives forever.
From the offset there's unease in the story and Amanda Jennings uses this to great effect. Crows are used as omens and there's always a sense that the Davenports are too good to be true. It's hard to know where to place this novel in genre terms. Although there is a psychological thriller element, it also reminded me of a great family saga with two families twisted into knots that can't easily be undone. Obsession and claustrophobia go hand in hand and hover like storm clouds throughout the novel. Although there are a few twists and turns throughout the book, it's really a story that builds with a crescendo.
People often want to have a perfect summer. I'm not sure why but I suspect it has more to do with memories than the moment in time. If you're looking for a perfect read for your perfect summer holiday, then look no further. The Cliff House is beautifully written with its contrasting elements of beauty and brutality, love and obsession, loss and perfection.

I am not sure where to start with my review for this one. There were so many facets to the story that the author weaved herein. We have the friendship between two girls, both of whom are troubled but in very different ways. Both pretty much hating their own lives and coveting each others. Tamsyn lives with her mum, brother and grandfather in a very modest house, her dad having died at sea a short while ago. She is pretty much obsessed with the cliff house which is the weekend house for the well to do Davenport family; mum, dad and daughter Edie. The house has a pool and some of Tamsyn's most treasured memories of her father are of them sneaking in when the family wasn't in residence and swimming in their pool. She dreams of it becoming her own house and so is thrilled when she starts becoming friends with Edie. But dreams are not reality and, as time goes on, cracks start to form in Tamsyn's perception of her perfect house, her perfect family. It is not long until her world as she has created it comes crashing down around her.
This author has the most poetic way of describing things. In this book she is spoiled for choice. We have the cliff house itself, set on the Cornish close and exuding character. Indeed, it could actually be regarded as a character in the book itself. We have the brooding bereaved daughter who sees omens in her dreams, sometimes spilling out into her life. And then we have the rather dysfunctional Davenport family.
I am not usually a fan of a slow burner thriller but when done well, it can be much more powerful than the usual faster paced offerings and here it is exceptionally well done. I got caught up in every single thing happening. I felt for Tamsyn as she created and lived her dream world. Blinkered to the reality that she was pretty much ignoring, so strongly she wanted her version to be real. I also felt for Edie and what she had to contend with, the way things were on face value being so very different to what was her own reality.
The supporting cast were also easy to connect to / emote with, especially Tamsyn's mother who just wanted the best for her family, making her own sacrifices along the way.
The story itself is actually quite disturbing when you analyse it. But it's the sort of disturbing that is subtle. It builds up slowly and then just takes you unawares when it all comes to a head. I lived in my own dreamworld for a while growing up so parts of the book were also a little uncomfortable, a bit claustrophobic if truth be told. But, like a car crash, I couldn't look away even when I feared the direction we were taking.
It's powerful, emotional, evocative, harrowing, atmospheric, and completely credible. It's the epitome of all that glistens is not gold and that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Life is full of secrets and lies and often has a darker side under the surface. Perfection isn't always perfect.
My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this wholly satisfying read.

Absolutely loved this book. It kept me reading into the night, and at times I really should have been doing other things.

It’s not often you read about a local vet affair between a 16 year old girl and a house, but Tamsyn falls in love with the Cliff House because of the wonderful memories of spending time there with her late father.

When she meets the family, she feels envy for their seemingly perfect life. However everything is not always what it seems, and Tamsyn gets sucked into relationships which are very unhealthy for an emotionally damaged teenager.

A great book you won’t want to put down.

When a book is based in cornwall somehow you know its always going to be good, and the Cliff House fully supports that notion. Its twisty and deceiving whilst being haunting. Its a perfect example of the old phrase 'the grass is always greener' which seems to be Tasmyn all over, a girl who has nothing looking at the perfect house, and family. Its a brilliant story showcasing the torment a 16 year old can put themselves though.

This atmospheric story is set on the coast of Cornwall in 1986 where we meet the shy and unhappy Tamsyn as she perches on the cliff-top spying on the comings and goings at the Cliff House. The summer holidays have started and Tamsyn leaves her brother sleeping, sneaks the spare key her mother has to clean the house and resolves to have a proper look inside the house.
This book is mesmerising mainly because of the lyrical prose set against the chilling background of the rich Edie’s friendship with poor Tamsyn. Tamsyn is still struggling to come to terms with her father’s death, the poverty the family are experiencing as the local tin mine shut leaving her brother out of work with no real prospect of finding something to replace it. Tamsyn’s mother juggles jobs but is tiring of just managing and has begun to forge a new relationship. Tamsyn is less than happy with this being as she is full of grief and the angst of being a sixteen year old girl who is somewhat obsessed with the house and its occupants.
Edie has been expelled from her boarding school when the family decamps for an entire summer in the back of beyond in Cornwall. Away from everyone and everything she knows she feels adrift especially as things behind the windows are not as Tamsyn imagines them to be. The meaning of life really isn’t found by the expensive scarf discarded by the swimming pool on the terrace, or the jewels or even the fame the family enjoy because Max Davenport is a best-selling author. Edie is far more worldly-wise than Tamsyn and yet the two forge an often uncomfortable relationship as the summer progresses.
This isn’t a book full of fast-moving action, it is one where the characters lead the way towards a darker and darker heart. We have the imagery, the black raven being the main one which Tamsyn is sure foretells disaster, after all she saw one before her father died, one night at sea in a terrible storm. The relationships between the well-to-do Davenports and Edie, her brother Jago all bind them tighter together, often unwillingly but always inevitably.
The contrast between the families is stark, the descriptions of Tamsyn’s mother unfolding her bed as she’d given up the room she shared with her husband to his elderly father. The lack of money for anything more than the bare necessities are scattered throughout the book without ever becoming ‘shouty’ something that isn’t required when Tamsyn is given her first glass of champagne by Max Davenport at Cliff House.
Reading The Cliff House I felt drawn into Tamsyn’s obsession with the house and its owners and as the girls negotiate their uneven friendship I felt for her with her obvious feeling of inferiority but Edie doesn’t get things all her own way and she has her own problems that she’s trying to hide. Before we close the book, not only do we see how the summer ended, and even better a peak at what happened next.
I have to commend Amanda Jennings on her story-telling; whilst this is a different type of tale to In Her Wake, it is also makes for compulsive reading including as it does the hat-trick of superbly drawn characters, an atmospheric yet changeable setting and a darkness that enthralled this reader.
I am very grateful to the publishers HQ for allowing me to read an advance copy of The Cliff House prior to publication on 17 May 2018. This unbiased review is my thanks to them.

The Cliff House is a dark tale of obsessive love but unusually, the object of desire isn't a person but a thing: the house itself. It has always been a very significant place for Tamsyn who used to go there with her father when she was younger. He always said that one day they would live there.  There are touching scenes between Tamsyn and her father as she recalls time spent birdwatching with him. After his tragic death, Tamsyn watches the owners, the Davenports, and thinks their life is perfection. It would be a dream for her to live there, but it's a prison, a nightmare even for Edie, the daughter of the family. 

Tamsyn is dazzled by the family who live in the Cliff House, so very different from her own. Edie befriends Tamsyn but it seems it's for her own good, she's using her. She seemed very much the archetypal 'poor little rich girl'. She was a fascinating and complex character. Although I didn't like her much, she was very intriguing. She was manipulative, spoilt and selfish yet at times her vulnerability showed. Behind the glamour and opulent lifestyle, all was not as perfect as it seemed. Edie was an unhappy girl, just wanting to be loved. Her mother Eleanor had drink problems. Her writer father Max was often seen at events with younger more glamorous women on his arm. Theirs was clearly not a happy marriage. 

In the same way the house seems to be a brooding presence over the cliffs, there is a sense of foreboding throughout the book. You can sense everything is going to go wrong but how and why? This feeling is reinforced by sections of the book in the present day  - someone is haunted by the past but which of the girls is it?

Cornwall comes alive in The Cliff House. Amanda Jennings' beautiful writing is sheer poetry describing the coves, the cliffs, the ever changing sea, the weather. The Cliff House is a tense read with that tension building steadily throughout to the shocking events in the final few chapters. An enthralling tale of obsession, loss and toxic friendships.

There is one thing being asked to kick off a blog tour full stop, but then there is another thing being asked to kick off the blog tour for an author you admire not only for her literary skills, but also for her presence, views and the way that she has her tea. Yes, I am being serious. You can tell a lot about a person by the way they drink their tea, and let me tell you now, Amanda Jennings is my type of person - it's definitely a bonus that she can write exceptionally well, too ;).

The cover of 'The Cliff House' is one of the most relaxing yet highly intriguing covers I have seen for a while. It was  pretty clear before I read the book that there was a lot more to the story that meets the eye, and boy it wasn't wrong!

Usually I lean more towards storylines which send a rocket up your youknowwhat almost straight away, but the fact that the pace of 'The Cliff House' was slow, meant that the vibe came across a lot more haunted due to the authors incredible talent of creating vivid imagery in her readers minds. I genuinely think that had the pace been fast, the storyline wouldn't have worked as well as it did, and I don't think I would have reacted the way that I did. It wasn't that the story was creepy, because it wasn't. I found it to be more of an intense, haunted and mesmerising type of read, which seemed to capture all of my senses and hold them hostage until the very last page.

I don't want to go into too much detail about the book as that wouldn't be fair on the readers or the author, however, there were certain elements of the book which I was able to relate to unexpectedly. The main one which made me sit up and take notice was the fact that the main character, Tamsyn, had lost her father. I found the way in which Tamsyn reacted to the aftermath of her father's death such a realistic portrayal of grief, especially where a parent is involved. It wasn't a case of her father passing away and she just got on with it and forgot about it as she was young (kudos if you can do that, but kudos if you can't, obviously!), instead her grief came out in her personality and the way that she lived her life. It was quite emotional to read, yet it hit open rather drastically.

As for the rest of the storyline, I actually can't find anything that I disliked about it. Every page flowed with the previous one and the next, taking me under its wing by allowing me to lose myself in the spirited and charismatic storyline as though I was one of the characters myself.

'The Cliff House' isn't just about beautiful views and a house you wish you could live in, no. It's dark, compelling, addictive, beautiful, and utterly, utterly breathtaking. It's books like this which make me feel exceptionally proud to be an avid reader, because if I wasn't, I would be missing out on a diamond in the rough, cut above the rest, gem of a read. 'The Cliff House' really is one of my most favourite books of all time. How can it not be?

A wonderfully written, haunting read. Set in Cornwall in the 1980s, this book totally captures the style of the period. I have enjoyed all of the Amanda Jennings novels that I have read and this one didn't let me down. I would highly recommend this passionate and thought provoking read.
My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the advance reader copy.

I was given a free copy of this book from Netgalley, in exchange for a review.

When you're a teenager (and sometimes beyond), you view other peoples lives and wish you lived it instead of yours. This is the main theme of this book - with a 16 year old Tamsyn comparing her life with that of the glamourous Edie who lives in the equally glamourous Cliff House. As usual though the grass isn't always greener, and teenage friendships can be fickle.

It was the title of the book that first drew me in, as I love the sea! I could imagine the amazing rugged coastline, contrasting with the beautiful Cliff House. I initially found it hard to like Edie, but as the book progressed and I understood her more, I did warm to her.

Good read, it kept me interested and I would recommend!
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Tamsyn wishes her life was as perfect as the family who live in the big house on the cliff. They seem to have it all whilst her Dad has died, her brother is out of work, her Grandad is dying and her mum is struggling to keep them all together.
But we should all be careful for what we wish for. Will it make life happier?
A beautiful story set against a Cornish background.

I was unsure at first if this story was of a young adult genre as it focuses on the life of 16 year old Tamsyn. However it has many twists and turns and is written from the perspective of those closest to her. It’s the summer of Tamsyns dreams or is it? Full of twists and turns that keep the pages turning right up until the end.

The Cliff House by Amanda Jennings is a psychological novel that consumes from the start.
Set over the summer of 1986, there are several voices telling the story. At times the action overlaps as the reader experiences the action from different points of view. The story is punctuated by a voice in the resent.
The Cliff House is a disturbing read showing that all that glitters is not gold. "Everybody thought money made people happy... It didn't matter how rich a family was if... they were broken." A life that is polished on the surface has murky roots underneath.
The novel pulls the reader in as we witness the draw of the perfect life in the cliff house.
Everyone has their secrets and flaws. Some hidden, some visible. The cliff house is mesmerising. It grabs you, sucks you in and will not let go.
There are characters drowning in grief. "It hurts so much I can't breathe." Loss consumes. Loss dominates. Loss takes over every area of life. Happiness has died.
Alcoholism, pill abuse and mental instability are disturbing topics that dominate and ruin lives.
Desperate for friendship, the reader feels empathy for the lengths some will go to to be liked.
The landscape and action haunted me as I read The Cliff House in just one session. It would make a fabulous BBC drama and I for one would love to see this translate onto television.
A consuming, powerful read with a jaw dropping conclusion.
I received this book for free. A favourable review was not required and all views expressed are my own.