Review: The Art of Hiding

The Art of Hiding by Amanda Prowse
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Nina is living the dream! She has a wonderful husband Finn, two sons who are excelling at their public school, a dream home, and is financially secure until that is, one fateful day when her life is turned up-side down following the death of Finn in a car accident.

I couldn't put this book down, it gripped me from the very first sentence, and I really engaged with Nina and her sons, and especially in the way that although she may have gone through hell, she kept smiling and seeing the positive in life for the sake of her children, even though inside she was mourning the death of her husband and their previous life together. I sincerely hope this isn't the last we've heard of Nina, as I would love to find out where she goes from here.

Amanda has an amazing ability to write stories that we all want to read, and characters that we can all relate to in some form or another.

Well done Ms Prowse, another amazing tale!

*I was given an advance copy of this book via Netgalley and Amanda Prowse in return for an honest review*

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