This was another fantastic, captivating read which pulled me in from the first page and found it very difficult to put down as I wanted the mystery to be resolved. She never intended to leave Joely in the tower for more than a day, she explains, leaving out the detail that she sent her housekeeper away on holidays so even she wouldn't discover Joely. I think you’ll enjoy 'My Lies, Your Lies' if you can suspend disbelief and go in expecting this as more of a “suspense for part one and then it turns into a family drama for part two” book! The challenging working relationship between Freda and Joely was tense and fascinating, as were the musical references and hints at long gone family relationships.

There are even love letters at the end of the book, from David in prison to Marianne like this is the loviest love affair of all time. So how does Freda know the intimate details of what her brother got up to in Paris or in his uncle’s back garden, unless he told his sister, which would be really creepy.Following periods of living in Los Angeles and the South of France, she currently lives in Gloucestershire with her husband James, stepsons Michael and Luke, and mischievous dogs Coco and Lulu. Very evocative and they gave a real sense of remoteness so you just know something unexpected and untoward will happen. Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook). I really don't want to give spoilers so am restricted in what I say, but you are in for a great read - ditch your expectations!

Relieved to have a break from her own marital difficulties, Joely escapes to the woman’s isolated house, where she gets to work writing about a pivotal event in Freda Donahoe’s life. It is 1968 and the story of a 15 year old schoolgirl who embarks on an affair with her music teacher. A real page turner, with so many questions to be answered and secrets to be revealed because as the title of the book suggests, who is telling the truth? This was a quick read that everyone enjoyed and would consider reading something by this author again.

I will warn you, this review comments on the themes and issues raised in the book — namely sexual abuse of a minor — please consider this your warning as it is important to mention in this review. Up until that point, the story was clever and poignantly touched on mental health, but the ending felt a bit rushed and the happy ever after vibe almost felt a bit amateur. Joely doesn't object to this even though she HAS A 15YR OLD HERSELF, the two of them discuss this 'affair' from both sides, constantly representing the student as a seducer and the teacher as a 'man of honour' who 'couldn't resist her'. I don’t normally start my review while still reading a book but I feel I must in case I forget how I felt at this time. When we found out where the memoir was going, that could have been the end of it, but I loved that we saw how it all panned out.

As I'm writing this I'm still beyond stunned that this is a published novel that seems to have no self awareness of how utterly wrong and offensive it is. I recently read a novel about a schoolgirl and teacher having a sexual relationship which I found to be a really well-written novel so while I was keen to read this particular book I tried to leave some space between so I didn't compare.This book ensures that readers come away pondering their own questions and analysing the character choices. I was honestly disturbed and thought about quitting the book but I continued because I figured this had to be going somewhere meaningful. Overall I think the best way for me to describe this book is that it had an interesting initial concept but unfortunately just could have been executed better.

With themes that are so timely, and questions being raised such as this one, I think it would be an excellent ‘book club’ read. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. It tells both sides of a story and no matter how much sympathy if any you have for David or Sir , having sex with a fifteen year old is a crime and irresponsible.

In my opinion, MY LIES, YOUR LIES took a little too long for interest to take hold - at nearly 30% in, which is a bit too long in my opinion - but then it did admittedly get rather interesting.