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Eloise<br />
by Judy Finnigan<br />
This is Judy Finnigan’s<br />
fi rst novel and as I have<br />
enjoyed her ‘Book Club’<br />
choices in the past, I<br />
looked forward to reading<br />
it.<br />
The main character, Cathy, is<br />
mourning the loss of her best<br />
friend Eloise, who died recently of<br />
cancer. In Cathy’s own past she<br />
has had episodes of depression,<br />
leading to a severe mental<br />
breakdown. So when she starts<br />
hearing the spirit voice of Eloise<br />
and has nightmares,<br />
and warning visions,<br />
she realises that her<br />
late friend’s death is<br />
not all it appears to<br />
be and feels bound<br />
to seek answers in<br />
order to protect her<br />
friend’s children.<br />
Cathy’s husband,<br />
who is incidentally a<br />
psychiatrist, is very<br />
dismissive of her<br />
fears and thinks<br />
his wife is having<br />
a recurrence<br />
of her mental<br />
instability and is<br />
rapidly becoming<br />
unhinged.<br />
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As a character he was quite<br />
unbelievable, shallow and most<br />
unsympathetic, especially when<br />
you consider his profession.<br />
He tries to get her to leave the<br />
cottage in Cornwall and becomes<br />
very insistent she return home<br />
to their family home and sell the<br />
cottage.<br />
The writing, if a little fl owery and<br />
repetitive, does endear the reader<br />
to a lovely picture of Cornwall,<br />
with blue skies, blue seas,<br />
quaint cottages and beautiful<br />
landscapes.<br />
A story about a friend’s grief and<br />
loss of a dear friend. Not quite a<br />
ghost story or<br />
indeed a spinechiller,<br />
but a<br />
good read with<br />
a satisfactory<br />
ending all the<br />
same.<br />
A good book<br />
for a rainy<br />
afternoon, a day<br />
on the beach or<br />
a journey. One<br />
to pass on to a<br />
friend but not one<br />
you would keep<br />
on the bookshelf.<br />
Vicki Harris<br />
St Chad’s 3rd<br />
Age Book Group<br />
Book Review<br />
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats<br />
Church Offi ce: 9 Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA<br />
Tel: (0114) 274 5086<br />
email: offi ce@stchads.org<br />
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Church Offi ce: 9 Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA<br />
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email: offi ce@stchads.org<br />
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