JHB North May 2021

We need at least one book this month
where mums and daughters love,
comfort and support. Hello Danielle
Steel. The Affair revolves around a family
of successful women (typical DS …
it’s all designers and TV stars, a fashion
magazine editor and a court judge) …
and life’s perfect and glam. Until one is
heartbroken and humiliated when news
of her husband’s affair is splashed over
the pages of the newspaper. Mum and
daughters come together to heal …
and all five realise family is what matters
most in life. • You’ve seen the series on
Netflix … Kristin Hannah’s Firefly Lane
kicks off in the early 1970s, when an
unlikely friendship is formed between
two girls, one that lasts through 30 years.
They’ve been through a lot, but one act
of betrayal may be the hurdle that tears
them apart. Read it, then share with your
best friend.
Oh, joy! A new JD Robb. Not so joyful
for successful young sculptor Arial
Bryd, who’s found murdered in her
studio. At first glance, it looks to Lt
Eve Dallas and her partner, the lovely,
wacky Peabody, to be the outcome
of an argument with a jealous
partner but it soon becomes clear
that there is much more to this case
than a lovers’ quarrel turned fatal.
White supremacy, misogyny and
religious fanaticism … Eve and her
team delve into the dark world of a
secret order … and find more than
just Arial’s murderer. We love this
series … and Faithless in Death’s
the latest bestseller.
Twelve years is a long time to wait
when you’re planning the perfect
revenge. A dozen years after her
best friend died under mysterious
circumstances, Lizzie finally feels she
can move on. At the time, Alice’s
friends and family suspected Lizzie
played a part in her death. She was,
after all, with Alice when she died. But
Lizzie has no memory of the accident
… all she knows is she would never
have hurt her. Now moving into a
new home with her fiancé, she’s going
to get on with her life. But someone
has other ideas! Lesley Kara’s The
Dare is another stay-up-all-nighter …
brilliantly thrilling.
Natalie is called to jury duty and she,
along with 11 others, need to decide
if a young man accused of a crime
is guilty. The verdict, eventually, is
not guilty. And although Natalie
was foreman, and pushed for the
decision, she’s not convinced it
was correct. And when she bumps
into the accused at a store one day,
she decides to investigate further.
CJ Cooper’s The Verdict is a dark
thriller, with a good twist, but neither
Natalie nor the accused are likeable
characters … she’s deeply unhappy,
bitter and vengeful, he’s deceitful …
you can’t help but feel they deserve
everything they get.
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