In Her Wake
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3.8 • 29 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
A perfect life … until she discovered it wasn't her own.
A tragic family event reveals devastating news that rips apart Bella's comfortable existence. Embarking on a personal journey to uncover the truth, she faces a series of traumatic discoveries that take her to the ruggedly beautiful Cornish coast, where hidden truths, past betrayals and a 25-year-old mystery threaten not just her identity, but also her life.
Chilling, complex and profoundly moving, In Her Wake is a gripping psychological thriller that questions the nature of family – and reminds us that sometimes the most shocking crimes are committed closest to home.
'Astonishingly good and utterly haunting' Oxford Times
'Sworn Secret pulses with real emotion – an intense, relentless story that leaves the reader sated with the author's imagination' Vogue
'A gripping concept powers this emotional, sinuous thriller in which one woman's life is played out against what might have been' Fanny Blake, Woman & Home
'Heartbreaking and emotionally stunning … one of the most mature genre novels I've read for a long time' Scottish Herald
'This mesmerising & haunting thriller is a true literary beauty.' Heat
'Hauntingly beautiful' Clare Mackintosh
'Thoughtful, atmospheric and deeply immersive, it wields an almost mesmeric power over the reader' Hannah Beckerman
'Delicately weaves loss and grief's in a very human story with a strong heart' Sarah Hillary
'Enough twists and turns to give you whiplash' Tammy Cohen
'A magic warmth and addictive quality' Lucy Atkins
'Beautifully written and emotionally charged' Eva Dolan
'A writer of rare and exceptional talent' Steve Cavanagh
'Mesmerising storytelling' Mell Sherratt
'Amanda Jennings propels herself into my list of favourite writers' Luca Veste
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bella Campbell, the narrator of this unsettling psychological thriller from British author Jennings (The Judas Scar), discovers after her mother's death and her father's subsequent suicide that they weren't her real parents, that she was kidnapped as a child from another family to replace the dead daughter so beloved by her crazed "mother." For Bella, perhaps this explains all the troubling dreams that might, in fact, have been memories. Bella sets out from London for St. Ives in Cornwall, the home of her birth mother, according to her father's suicide note, in search of answers. Shocked and fearful, Bella slowly explores her past, which turns out to be much more troubled than her early fantasies. In this story of rebirth, Bella moves slowly beyond victimhood. Unfortunately, the pace is rather slow, as she needs time to agonize over and analyze each decision, to put each puzzle piece in its correct place.
