THE PERFECT FATHER BY CHARLOTTE DUCKWORTH
PAPERBACK PUBLISHED BY QUERCUS 18TH FEBRUARY 2021
THE PERFECT HUSBAND. . .
After a difficult pregnancy, Esther is greatful that her husband Robin offers to put his career on hold so that she can return to the job she loves.
But Esther finds leaving her daughter Riley behind more challenging than she thought. And soon the new imbalance in her relationship with Robin brings old tension to the surface.
OR A PERFECT LIE ?
Then one day Esther arrives home from work to find Robin and Riley are missing. As the police investigate their disappearance, it becomes clear that nothing about this modern-day family is what it seems. . .
Is Robin in the perfect father everyone thinks he is ? Or was it all a perfect lie ?
MY REVIEW
Oh my what a page turner. I did feel sorry for Esther. I don’t want to spoil the plot to much. I loved how the chapters alternate, between Rob and Esther. starting with the first chapter with Rob part , then Esther The first 38 pages are on Amazon to read, with just the top part of page 39, that I have left out. I started the rest of page 39 from where Amazon peek inside left off.
PART OF PAGE 39
Rob is kissing someone.
I feel myself retch, and suddenly the ground begins to move. I grip onto the Vivienne’s garden table as I stare and stare, willing myself not to be sick. And then, Rob’s head moves again until his face is finally in view, his eyes rolling back slightly in his head. His hand moves to his mouth, and he has the humility to look surprised, at least.
I take a deep breath and walk towards them. He sees me before she does.
What . . . what . . . what are you doing ? I say, dumb- founded, but then my whole body is wracked with sobs and I find myself doubling over. The confusion I felt dissolves into absolute, object misery. My husband. Bird. The love of my life.
My hands fly to my forehead. It doesn’t make any sense. Oh fuck. I hear the girl, Kim, say. She bends down and tries to take my arm but I push her off.
My fault, she says. Chill out . . . just a bit of fun . . . New Year’s Eve and all that. . .
My hands dig into my knees as I look up at them.
Charlotte Duckworth has published
THE RIVAL PAPERBACK PUBLISHED BY QUERCUS 17TH OCTOBER 2019
UNFOLLOW ME PAPERBACK PUBLISHED BY QUERCUS 15TH OCTOBER 2020
THE PERFECT FATHER PAPERBACK PUBLISHED BY QUERCUS 18TH FEBRUARY 2021
I would like to thank Quercus for sending me a printed paperback The Perfect Father.
ABOUT AUTHOR CHARLOTTE DUCKWORTH
Charlotte Duckworth has spent the past fifteen years working as an interiors and lifestyle journalist. She is a graduate of the Faber Academy’s Writing a Novel course and has a diploma in screening from the London College of Communication. She lives in Surrey with her partner and their young daughter. You can find out more on her website http://www.charlotteduckworth.com
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