Hide And Seek (Part 2)
by Amy Bird
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Pub Date 18 Sep 2014 | Archive Date 24 Sep 2014
Carina UK | HQ Digital
Description
It’s been thirty years since it happened. A lifetime, for some. Yet I still hear his cries. I still feel eyes on me. Still hear the whispers: I know what you did.
I’ve spent so long hiding that I barely remember what it’s like to be seen – to be known for who you really are. But all that must stay where it’s buried. For better, for worse.
No-one can ever know what happened that day. And no-one ever will. Because they can seek all they want, but this is a secret I’ll take to my grave. No matter who comes knocking.
The chilling second part of Hide and Seek by Amy Bird: a new novel, perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, SJ Watson and Liane Moriarty. Is finding the truth worth losing everything?
Praise for Amy Bird'Ms. Bird is most certainly a force to be reckoned with and an author who has crossed the threshold of notoriety… An exciting story with real tension and suspense.' – Gordon Reiselt
'Hide and Seek is everything I wanted Gone Girl to be, and more… The pacing was spot on, and the setup is absolutely beautiful; engaging characters, liberally sprinkled intrigue, and an exploration of the origins of our identity that will have your mind working overtime.' – Zoe Markham, Markham Reviews
'Amy Bird is so good at writing dialogue you just can’t help chuckling. Add to this the fact that her writing style is such that I feel she is talking directly to me and I am absolutely hooked.' – Lucy Literati, A Modern Mum's Musings
'A slow and creepy build-up to an exciting crescendo.' – Rosemary Smith, Cayocosta72 Book Reviews
'Enjoyable and intriguing.' – Christine Marson, Northern Crime
'Lives up to the thrilling aspect of the genre and also manages to have an original feel.' – Cleo Bannister, Cleopatra Loves Books
'The tension builts to a crescendo and the author pulls the reader along, speeding up like a train with no need to slow on approach to its destination. A great read from an author I had yet to encounter. I will definitely read more of her work after enjoying this thrilling three-part thriller. Having the book in three parts is also a great idea, as each part is perfect for reading in one sitting!' – Margaret Madden, Bleach House Library
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| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781474007528 |
| PRICE | £0.99 (GBP) |
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Featured Reviews
margaret m, Media/Journalist
Now six months pregnant, Ellie and Will are more distant than ever. But do they each realise how large the gap is? Will is struggling to come to terms with the fact that he was adopted, and that his past was based on a lie. He embarks on a strange journey of self-discovery, which leads to some random thoughts and dreams ( bizzare and quiet tiresome ) and ignores his wife as he becomes more and more obsessed with his childhood. Meanwhile, Ellie does her own detective work to discover what caused the adoption in the first place. She is pretending, to herself, that she is doing it for Will's benefit, but the reader gets access to her inner thoughts and she is not a very nice person at all. She hates her 'mother-in-law', Gillian, and each time she mentions her, the bitterness of her true personality comes to light.
" I Know that as a mother I will be priceless, eventually. And so Sophie must be too. "
" Even if she did abandon Will. But I can teach her how to be a good mother again. And I'm sure she had her good reasons for leaving. Gillian was probably one of them. "
"I look at it [ Gillian's car ]. Inside, there are nice plush comfy seats. Cream seats. At least if I am going to go into labour early, or the worse thing, the m-word, I will get the satisfaction of doing it on thise seats. Maybe even manage to get some fluids on that sodding green jacket of hers,"
Neither spouse seems able to see the real person they are married to, which is a disturbing factor adding to the psychological aspect of this suspense novel. The fact that I hate the character, Ellie, means she is written well. A woman who can slap her pregnant belly, as the baby moving inside is annoying her, (and then add that she won't ever hit the child when it arrives) is a pretty dark female lead. The fact that her husband is having some kind of mental breakdown, without her really noticing, shows how a seemingly perfect marriage can be anything but.
Once again, I can't wait for the next part of this book and despite me hating Ellie, I am curious to see how she handles the cliffhanger ( which I had guessed ) at the end of this part.
