This book left me nostalgic for an age of innocence, a time when romance books were romantic. A time so far removed from the filth that now passes for ‘romance’ in contemporary fiction. Ripples in the Lake is a throwback to a time when Mills & Boon romances were peopled with virtuous heroines and arrogant […]
This was Tudor’s debut novel, and she’s gone on to write a few more. She’s been compared to Stephen King. In The Chalk Man, Tudor very carefully mentions Harlan Coben as the writer the narrator is reading, and I think she wanted to make that connection in the reader’s mind. The Chalk Man by C.J.
If there’s one book I would never recommend you read, this is it.
Based on the shocking true story of the witch hunt of Pittenweem, this multi-layered novel is a beautifully written historical tale of the strength of women united against a common foe, by one of Australia’s finest writers.
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