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Book Reviews Title Off-Balance Fiction-Net
Rating Buy It
From Amazon.co.uk - BUY
NOW! Cover
Story Isobel and Giles
Grant seem to have it all: happily married, with
two adored children and a glorious house in
Scotland, they are about to fulfil a lifetime's
dream by launching the Glendrochatt Arts Centre.
But beneath the
surface there are cracks which threaten to
destabilise everything they've worked for. While
their daughter Amy is bright and talented, her twin
Edward is different, handicapped, backward - nobody
knows quite what Edward is. And Giles's talent for
manipulation occasionally threatens to provoke even
sunny Isobel. When Isobel's
elder sister, Lorna, returns from South Africa -
and a disastrous marriage - to take up residence at
Glendrochatt, these cracks widen. For Lorna was
once Giles's lover, and she's determined to take
him back... We
Say Summarising
'Off-Balance' in one word is easy . . . lovely.
Warm, funny & intelligent it will make you
laugh and cry. I assumed it would be a summer book,
something to read on the beach, but I was wrong.
Keep it for a cold, wet, miserable day - make a cup
of tea, curl up on the sofa and bask in it's joyful
spirit. Everything you
need for a truly good read is here - romance,
intrigue, deceit, sibling jealousy, a magnificent
setting (I defy anyone not to love Glendrochatt), a
suitably evil 'baddie' and lots of lovely
'goodies'. You will love
Isobel; be charmed by Giles; desire David; and
Lorna, well, you'll want to boo every time she
appears. The moment Lorna
arrives in Scotland she starts meddling in her
sister's life, working towards her ultimate goal -
destroying Isobel's marriage & happiness,
whilst keeping Giles for herself. Slowly but surely
Lorna drips poison into the carefree Glendrochatt
atmosphere, succeeding in driving a wedge between
Giles and Isobel. As communication
between the married couple breaks down, you will
find yourself entertained, and appalled, by a
collection of vivid characters. There's Mick
& Joss, the world's most unlikely
nannies/handymen; imperious Dulcie, Isobel's two
year old god daughter, who you will adore for
commanding Lorna 'Away, away. Back, lady, back' and
the frightening Lady Fortescue, who suspects Isobel
of being 'prone to frivolity' and of 'inappropriate
displays of affection'. Each character has
something, a quirk, making them stand out and
impossible to forget. Will the couple
lose each other? Will the Art Centre be a success?
Will Lorna's plan succeed? Will Isobel take up with
the enigmatic David? I will say this, there's a
nasty little twist. I'll let you discover it for
yourself. Review by: Kate
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