REVIEW!!! .
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Well I didn't see that coming! Jane Corry certainly had me gripped. I found myself unable to put the book down for wanting to know what happened to both Ellie and Jo.
The story starts off with Ellie as a young girl in the midst of a tragedy within her family but then switches to Ellie being in Prison reflecting back on her life. When she was young her mother died and her father re-married. Ellie's step mother was cruel and vindictive and when Ellie's brother came along it was clear Shelia, Ellie's stepmother detested Ellie being around. It's clear that a tragedy occurred and results in Ellie being taken away from the family home and put in an institution. .
Jo was homeless and has her own experiences that relate to Ellie's however she keeps must of her past hidden. Ellie and Jo have a huge amount in common - unhappiness, psychological abuse, being vulnerable and cerceptable to mind games from others and this creates a bond you'll not see coming. .
The book touches on some really delicate subjects such as homelessness and psychological abuse and prison but it's been fantastically researched and done so sensitively and I really feel a connection with both Ellie and Jo. I guess it made me realise that this situation could happen to any of us. .
I highly recommend this emotional yet absorbing thriller.