Bluethroat Morning
by Jacqui Lofthouse
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Pub Date May 22 2019 | Archive Date Aug 18 2019
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Description
A literary thriller full of twists and turns that keeps the reader guessing
Alison Bliss, celebrity model and author, walks into the sea one ‘bluethroat morning’.
In death she becomes an icon.
The Norfolk village where she lived becomes a place of pilgrimage.
Six years later her husband Harry, a schoolteacher, is still haunted by her suicide and faithful to her memory. Until he meets Helen and they fall in love. Harry and Helen return to the scene of Alison’s death where they meet 98-year-old Ern Higham, and a tale is revealed that has been generations in the making.
As Harry pieces together a tragic history and finally confronts his own pain, he discovers that to truly move forward, first he must understand the past ...
Advance Praise
‘A moving read, threaded through with mystery and excitement.’ – Good Housekeeping Magazine
‘Every word is magical, almost luminous.’ – Daily Mail
‘A literary masterpiece.’ – My Chestnut Reading Tree
‘There are many elements to savour in this novel. Lofthouse has a fine eye for the bleak Norfolk landscape and how it both reflects and affects characters’ moods.’ – Tracy Chevalier
‘The intertwining of the two main stories is very skilfully done, as is the delicacy and understanding she brings to the key themes – suicide, creativity, love and especially paternal love. Very moving.’ – Henry Sutton, novelist and co-director MA Creative Writing, UEA
‘An impeccable piece of fiction that has the feel of a literary classic.’ – The Book Magnet
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781386029496 |
| PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
K S, Media/Journalist
Bluethroat Morning by author Jacqui Lofthouse is an intense trilling read of a book! Lots of mystery and character!
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.
Yolanda C, Reviewer
This was a good mystery book and thriller that is set in atmospheric Norfolk . I loved this twisty plot.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me review this book
Kirsten C, Reviewer
This dark but fascinating story follows the main character as he six years after his famous wife committed suicide, makes a trip to the town where she died. Living alone in a cottage, she was investigating and writing a book about the life and eventual suicide of another woman whose photo she found in her husband's collection of family photos. Unfortunately, the unfinished manuscript was found burnt after her death, and Harry, her husband is held responsible both for that and even the presumed despair which led to his wife's suicide. Harry interviews an elderly man who proves instrumental in revealing much of the mystery behind the two suicides, especially when he returns to Harry his wife's journal which illuminated her thoughts during the last days of her life. This somber narrative is full of reflection as Harry ponders how "familial relationships" and "broken connections, even generations apart" are fraught with difficulty and despair. One quibble: A few swear words used.
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