Every parent’s worst nightmare becomes a reality.
Wow!! What a brutal, vicious start to the book. Susan Lewis throws the reader straight into the action from the very first page.
Angie’s life is turned upside down- from the idyllic home life with her husband and three children to finding herself grieving and homeless. Just like the many luckless people that she works so hard to help.
Every parent’s worst nightmare.
Angie tries as hard as she possibly can to keep her son on the straight and narrow but he is too deeply involved in the drug-fuelled, violent world of gang culture. Home Truth’s follows Angie’s desperate struggle for her family.
Home Truth’s is an incredibly sad and traumatic tale that shows just how quickly a person’s life can change dramatically through no fault of their own. This was at times difficult to read- the desperation that Angie felt was palpable- and I wondered if I would be able to continue. However, I am glad the I did as the last part of the book took a more positive (if slightly unbelievable) turn. My honest feeling at this point was a relief but also the understanding that although Home Truth’s is a work of fiction the story represents reality for many and most would not have an ending such as this.
I loved the mention of several characters from Susan Lewis’ previous novel, One Minute Later. It felt like a small reward, a pat on the back and it made me smile.
I enjoyed the beautiful, easy-flowing writing style and found it simple to place myself in the action as harrowing as that was at times.
Home Truth’s is a traumatic and often heart-wrenching tale that is extremely well-written and sensitively approached. This is the second book I have read by Susan Lewis and I hope to read many more in the future.
Thank you, Harper Collins and Readers First for the opportunity to read this book.
Wow!! What a brutal, vicious start to the book. Susan Lewis throws the reader straight into the action from the very first page.
Angie’s life is turned upside down- from the idyllic home life with her husband and three children to finding herself grieving and homeless. Just like the many luckless people that she works so hard to help.
Every parent’s worst nightmare.
Angie tries as hard as she possibly can to keep her son on the straight and narrow but he is too deeply involved in the drug-fuelled, violent world of gang culture. Home Truth’s follows Angie’s desperate struggle for her family.
Home Truth’s is an incredibly sad and traumatic tale that shows just how quickly a person’s life can change dramatically through no fault of their own. This was at times difficult to read- the desperation that Angie felt was palpable- and I wondered if I would be able to continue. However, I am glad the I did as the last part of the book took a more positive (if slightly unbelievable) turn. My honest feeling at this point was a relief but also the understanding that although Home Truth’s is a work of fiction the story represents reality for many and most would not have an ending such as this.
I loved the mention of several characters from Susan Lewis’ previous novel, One Minute Later. It felt like a small reward, a pat on the back and it made me smile.
I enjoyed the beautiful, easy-flowing writing style and found it simple to place myself in the action as harrowing as that was at times.
Home Truth’s is a traumatic and often heart-wrenching tale that is extremely well-written and sensitively approached. This is the second book I have read by Susan Lewis and I hope to read many more in the future.
Thank you, Harper Collins and Readers First for the opportunity to read this book.