![]() ![]() When you begin reading you're pulled in and it's very difficult to put the book down. You get the feeling that words have cost money and not only has not one has been wasted, but they're also all used to maximum effect. You could be forgiven for thinking that it would turn out to be a quick read about some mismatched people holidaying together - but you're only a page or two in before you start to wonder. It's a short book - some 176 pages in my proof copy. There's no obvious reason for why she does this, but what does become clear is that Kitty suffers from depression - and she's stopped taking her medication. She pleads a mix-up over booking dates and when told that all the local hotels are fully booked for some days Isabel offers her the use of the spare bedroom at the villa. On their first day there Nina finds what appears to be a naked body floating in the swimming pool, but it's Kitty Finch. ![]() Joe, a poet and Isabel, his war-correspondent wife and their teenage daughter Nina rent a luxurious villa in the South of France and invite their friends Laura and Mitchell to join them. Summary: It looks like a slight book - almost a novella - but it punches way about its weight. ![]()
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