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I'm not a massive Dawn French fan so this probably wasn't the best book for me to read. I really liked the premise of this book but the writing and some of the characters were so irritating. The chapters from the viewpoint of the family were fairly enjoyable to read but the cleaning lady and nurse characters were so stereotypical that it bordered on offensive. At least it was an easy read so got through it quickly - this is basically the best I can say about this book.
I dipped in and out of this book, but finished it a few months ago now. After reading two of Dawn French's books now, Im surprised that for a comedian, she writes books with such dark plots! Silvia is a seriously misunderstood woman, an accomplice in a murder, she ends up shutting out her family, to protect them from her mentally unstable, cocaine addicted, murdering girlfriend. In the end, she pays for it with her life.
brilliant book Carol Harrison think uou will love it even though sad x
Terrible.