This
book has been one of my favourite reads in a long, long time. I am a massive fan
of Michelle Frances’ books having read all but two of hers but this one just
knocked everything else out of the park!
When
Nancy and Lara move to a new village buying a big house, they could be accused
of drawing attention to themselves when in fact all Nancy wants to do is to
give her asthmatic daughter the chance of a less polluted lifestyle in a rural
setting. They just want to blend in and become part of village life, however,
the other residents have different ideas. On Lara's first day at her new school,
they both realise that “fitting in” is going to be quite a challenge especially
when she is later accused of trying to drown another child at a birthday party.
This is when the bitching and backstabbing of the “mummy mafia” on the class
Whats App group goes into full throttle and other people get drawn into the
drama.
As
someone whose primary school life was made miserable by a bully this story
really did resonate with me and my heart went out to little Lara who endured so
much but always appeared to bounce back. Class bully Rosie should have had
horns and pitchfork, she really was an evil little madam!
Such a
brilliantly written book but it should come with a warning especially if you
are planning to read this on a beach. REMEMBER! Apply plenty of suncream before
you start reading because from the minute you open the first page, you will
forget about everything else and become completely and utterly absorbed by
this!
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