Laura Elliot
Autor(a) de Guilty
About the Author
Disambiguation Notice:
(eng) June Considine also writes under the pseudonym of Laura Elliot.
Séries
Obras por Laura Elliot
The Marriage Retreat: A totally unputdownable psychological thriller with a shocking twist 4 exemplares
To Dream of White Horses (short story) 2 exemplares
The Lost Sister 1 exemplar
On Your Doorstep 1 exemplar
Associated Works
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifteenth Annual Collection (2002) — Contribuidor — 265 exemplares
Thicker Than Water: Coming-of-Age Stories by Irish & Irish American Writers (2001) — Contribuidor — 49 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Considine, June
- Outros nomes
- Elliot, Laura
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- Ireland
- Local de nascimento
- Dublin, Ireland
- Locais de residência
- Malahide, Ireland
- Ocupações
- novelist
freelance journalist
magazine editor - Organizações
- Board of Irish Writers Centre
- Nota de desambiguação
- June Considine also writes under the pseudonym of Laura Elliot.
Membros
Críticas
A good idea for a story. But it also seemed drawn out to me, unnecessarily so. It wasn't boring but it didn't keep me up all night either, and didn't capture my attention enough that it didn't go unread for long stretches before I finally finished it. Overall somewhat anticlimactic in many ways, with the twists in the plot falling flat after so much build-up. The pacing of the whole novel was just off to me and it didn't deliver the gut punches I was expecting.
Having Amelia fake her death was a twist I did not expect. The story itself is really drawn out and could do without a lot of the fluff. The book was interesting but nothing great, did not have on the "edge of my seat" or anything like that. Decent read at best.
I'm halfway through this story and enjoying it. As much as you can enjoy a story about verbal and physical abuse. Elena meets Nicholas at her mother's funeral. Nicholas has also lost his wife recently in a tragic drowning accident. Did his first wife, Amelia commit suicide because of Nicholas' actions?
Elena falls for the charming Nicholas and they move into the home where he lived with Amelia. Although Elena is not happy about this she agrees to it until Nicholas' work slows down and they have time to find another place to live. Her dislike of the house is exacerbated by her mother-in-law, Yvonne, coming over unannounced.
She manages to hide Nicholas' abuse and he apologies for his actions often. He tells Elena its post-traumatic stress but refuses to seek help. Elena thinks about leaving him but with two young children and no money she finds this difficult.
The Wife Before Me is worth your time even if the theme is dark. Unfortunately, it is a story that happens all too often.
I have now finished this thrilling story. The twists and turns in the final chapters are numerous and the ending is unexpected. Having said that, I’m not entirely happy with the ending. For me it’s a little unbelievable.… (mais)
Elena falls for the charming Nicholas and they move into the home where he lived with Amelia. Although Elena is not happy about this she agrees to it until Nicholas' work slows down and they have time to find another place to live. Her dislike of the house is exacerbated by her mother-in-law, Yvonne, coming over unannounced.
She manages to hide Nicholas' abuse and he apologies for his actions often. He tells Elena its post-traumatic stress but refuses to seek help. Elena thinks about leaving him but with two young children and no money she finds this difficult.
The Wife Before Me is worth your time even if the theme is dark. Unfortunately, it is a story that happens all too often.
I have now finished this thrilling story. The twists and turns in the final chapters are numerous and the ending is unexpected. Having said that, I’m not entirely happy with the ending. For me it’s a little unbelievable.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 29
- Also by
- 3
- Membros
- 454
- Popularidade
- #54,064
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Críticas
- 34
- ISBN
- 59
- Línguas
- 3
Told in two parts, past and present, past - Amelia and present Elena, this brilliant psychological thriller is a terrifying story of domestic violence, fear and what someone people are really capable of.
What starts as two people coming together in shared grief, Nick who seems like a loving and caring man recovering from the tragic loss of his first wife Amelia, and Elena who is grieving for her mother, fall in love and live is now more bearable now they have each other. And then things start to change!
This is a brilliant twisty suspenseful thriller full of some truly surprising twists and turns. I was hooked from the start and literally kept reading ..... all day! Unable to stop reading it until the very end.
This genuinely is a "keep you on the edge of your seat" read! I loved it and I have no hesitation at all in recommending it to anyone!… (mais)