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Kelly Simmons
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Publisher | John Murray | ||
ISBN | 9780719523526 | ||
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Jayne
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Synopsis
Claire - mother of three; wife of an often-absent husband discovers a kidnapper in her daughter's bedroom in the middle of the night. Desperate, she offers herself up as hostage instead. Tied up in the boot of an old car, she is driven by her abductor to a rundown motel. Tense days pass in which Claire learns more about her kidnapper, but there is still no explanation of what he wants. Was she the random victom of stalking? Has her past come back to haunt her or is it something to do with her husband's work? Gradually Claire uncovers the truth, but questions remain. How is she going to get home in one piece ...
Review
Skylight is a wonderful first novel from Kelly Simmons. It follows a woman who suffers from an acute panic disorder and what happens when she finds an intruder in her home with one of her children in his arms during the night. She begs him to take her instead and so, he does.
She spends the next days a captive with no idea why her family has been chosen and if she will ever see them again and as a result she has to deal with many home truths and her past.
Claire is just I imagine any mother would be but to me she seems calm in the first two chapters after her kidnap and I'm sure that I could not have stayed so calm.
The back cover says it is an electrifying debut and the perfect read for a stormy night and for those whole love to be spooked I have to agree.
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