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Together Again at the Cornish Country Hospital by Jo Barlett #Review

  Jo Bartlett's new series continues with Together Again at the Cornish Country Hospital . It was published by Boldwood Books on April 3rd. You can read my reviews of the others in the series here: Welcome to the Cornish Country Hospital and Finding Friends at the Cornish Country Hospital and  A Sound Family at the Cornish Country Hospital Lessons in Love at the Cornish Country Hospital A lost love... A&E Nurse Amy Spencer lives a very ordinary life in Port Kara. She loves her job at the hospital and has a great group of friends, but there is something or someone, missing from her life. Amyā€™s tried dating but no one ever compares with the one boy that got away ā€“Lijah Byrne. A surprise arrival... Lijahā€™s life since he left Port Kara has been what dreams are made of. But lately Lijah has started to feel hollow ā€“the fame and celebrity he once craved now makes him feel trapped. The only place heā€™s ever felt safe is Port Kara...so maybe itā€™s time to go back home? A reunion...

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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