To Dare by Jemma Wayne
Paperback published by legend press 1st June 2020
Veronica and her wealthy husband George are unpacking boxes, hoping a fresh start in their newly refurbished Victorian terrace will help them heal from a recent trauma.
Next door, Simone returns to her neglected council flat. Miserable and trapped, she struggles to take care of her children under the watch of her controlling husband Terry.
When childhood friend Sarah re-enters Veronica’s life, things are thrown even further off balance. As tensions in their own lives rise, the painful memory that binds them threatens to spill into their present.
Three lives collide in this story of family, inequality and revenge.
MY REVIEW
Wow I loved this books about neighbours. We all know behind closed doors every neighbour leads a different life.
Simone a smoker has got herself a job, but she knows her abusive controlling husband, Terry won’t be too pleased. Simone can’t understand what she did to make things go wrong, they have just had the worst fight that they have had in months and now that’s all she been thinking about. Poor Simone she seems to be blaming herself. Some women do blame themselves for the way their husbands treat them, but in reality it’s the husbands who can’t control their temper. He’s already blasted Simone for looking at the rich neighbours.
Teacher, Veronica and George lived in a posh house with high romantic headboard and wardrobes and bedside table in chic style of Louis XIV. At 3am Veronica and George can hear an abrupt sound of something thumping next door in Simone and Terry’s house with music blaring and a baby crying. Upset Veronica with listening to the baby next door is just what Veronica had longed for a baby. George isn’t to happy about the noise coming from Simone and Terry’s house, after looking for a place for three months and planning six months of work, with all that money and there living next door to them kind of neighbours.
At the school where Veronica works, she meets Sarah Beckham, now a lawyer, who was her best friend from when they twelve. Sarah looks posh in an elegant suit and hair a few shades lighter. Veronica is now Sarah’s daughter’s teacher.
What happens when Veronica and Sarah meet much more is some that I’m keeping a guarded secret.
Don’t miss this fabulous story of To Dare by Jemma Wayne.
I would like to say a big thank you to Legend Press for sending me an early proof copy to read and review and for inviting me to take part in the blog tour today.
About Author Jemma Wayne
Jemma Wayne was born to an American musician father, and English mother, London based author Jemma began her journalist career at The Jewish Cronicle. She now works freelance splitting time bee journalism, stage writing and prose. Jemma is an author with several national book award shortlistings and a strong background in journalism.
http://www.jemmawayne.com
Twitter @writeJemmaWayne
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