The Rival Charlotte Duckworth
Published by Quercus 6th September 2018 in hardback
NOW
Living in her home in the countryside HELENA is a career woman without a job and a mother without a baby. She blames ASHLEY for destroying her life. But is what happened really Ashley’s fault?
THEN:
When Helena hires Ashley to work with her, she’s startled but impressed by her fierce ambition. They form a dream team and Helena is proud -maybe this is the protégé she’s always wanted to have? But soon Helena realises that nothing will stand in the way of Ashley’s drive to get to the top. And when Helena discovers she is pregnant, she quickly realises how vulnerable her position is, with devastating consequences.
The Rival is an addictive psychological suspense about ambition, female rivalry, mental health and motherhood and how far you’d ever go to get what you want.
MY REVIEW
I really liked reading the first novel The Rival by Charlotte Duckworth who is the new voice in psychological fiction. What I particularly liked about this story was the theme about ambition, motherhood and how far would you go to achieve what you want you want. I’m not going to spoil what happens to Helena or Ash. The other reason what I liked about the story was how it is split into the characters of Helena and Ash. I found that the settings of time were just what the novel needed being divided into THEN and NOW. Everyone is talking about The Rival. I’m definitely up for reading book two by Charlotte Duckworth.
Although I would like to point out that this book is a work of fiction the seeds of the idea came from Charlotte’s own experience of new motherhood. Charlotte Duckworth is a graduate of the Faber Academy’s acclaimed six-month writing a Novel course. For the past 15 years she has worked as an interiors and lifestyle journalists, writing for a wide range of consumer magazines and websites.
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