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Teacakes and Tamgos by Rosie Green #Review #LittleDuckPondCafeBook41

  Welcome to Book 41 in the Little Duck Pond Cafe series! Teacakes and Tangos  is the latest novella by Rosie Green.   Clara’s dance school is finally open, much to the excitement of the residents of Sunnybrook. The stress-busting, lights-off ‘Dancing in the Dark’ sessions are a big hit with the Little Duck Pond CafĂ© girls. But when the school is threatened with closure, will Clara’s dream be over before it’s even begun? Love is in the air for new recruit Anika, but could her dreams of romance be about to turn sour, too? My Thoughts In this latest visit to Sunnybrook, we take up Clara's story again as she prepares to open her long wished for Dance School. However, she begins to wonder whether her trusting nature has been abused as suspicion falls on her sisteras to her motives and doubts are raised in her engagement. You are willing her to sort out her personal life and take a stand  in a wish for the truth.     The latest off shoot of the Little Duck P...

The Lost Man by Jane Harper #Review #TheLostMan

I must send great thanks today to Little, Brown for the chance to be on Jane Harper's blog tour to launch The Lost Man. It is a fantastic read and manages to surpass her first two novels, The Dry and Force of Nature. To check out my reviews on those, just follow the links here: The Dry  |  Force of Nature.


He had started to remove his clothes as logic had deserted him, and his skin was cracked. Whatever had been going through Cameron's mind when he was alive, he didn't look peaceful in death.

Two brothers meet at the remote border of their vast cattle properties under the unrelenting sun of the outback. In an isolated part of Australia, they are each other's nearest neighbour, their homes hours apart.

They are at the stockman's grave, a landmark so old that no one can remember who is buried there. But today, the scant shadow it casts was the last hope for their middle brother, Cameron. The Bright family's quiet existence is thrown into grief and anguish.

Something had been troubling Cameron. Did he choose to walk to his death? Because if he didn't, the isolation of the outback leaves few suspects...

My Thoughts

As soon as I started the novel, I felt like I was in good hands. Jane Harper has a wonderful writing style which can blend descriptive passages, dialogue and plot points seamlessly. Each elements adds up to a terrific read. You learn so much about her characters as the story unfolds. I can honestly say that I did not guess the twist at the end until it was revealed. There are some many red herrings and you find your opinions on the family members and others changes as you learn more.

    The searing heat and grit of the Outback is stifling and an ever present reminder of the menace behind everyone's lives there. You sense all the time that there is a threat to life and wonder which way that will work out. Most of all, I found the characterisation to be superb. You feel that you are living on the farm alongside the family. Each member has their own subtlety and working out the dynamic between them adds to the story. Nathan's isolation and selective memory of his childhood makes him a fascinating character but there are some secondary characters who also seem vivid and alive to us, including some we do not meet. So precise is the writing, that you still can envisage them all.

In short: A stunning read where the atmosphere is scorching.

 
About the Author



Jane Harper is the author of the international bestsellers The Dry and Force of Nature. Her books are published in more than 36 territories worldwide, with film rights sold to Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea. Jane has won numerous top awards including the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel, the British Book Awards Crime and Thriller Book of the Year, the Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year and the Australian Indie Awards Book of the Year. Jane worked as a print journalist for thirteen years both in Australia and the UK and now lives in Melbourne.



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Book Links: Amazon UK   |  Amazon US  

Thanks to Jane Harper and Caolinn Douglas of Little, Brown Book Group for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

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