The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton - Catherine Alliott

This was one of my 'summer holiday reading' purchases this year and it cost me £3.99 from Asda, it is now £3.86 in Asda or £10.43 for the hardback version. I was thrilled when I spotted this as I love Catherine Alliott and wasn't aware that she had another book published. THE STORY Evie Hamilton, the book's main character, wife to rich and successful Ant and mother to Anna, lives a life of leisure and has a seemingly perfect existence. When a bombshell is dropped all that is set to change, Evie's world is rocked by a secret from the past and she doesn't know where to turn. The book also includes many other colourful characters , including ...  Read the complete review

I love the search the shelves in all good book shops for a book with a good title or an appealing front cover and something about the book that captures my attention. This book had all of these and so had to be one of my many holiday reads. The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton by Catherine Alliott, I think, is her best yet. Set in the academic Oxford, with the contrast of the rural countryside this book will appeal to all who enjoy an entertaining and compulsive read. The main character, Evie Hamilton, appears on the surface to have it all. The perfect family life, the perfect house, everything she could want. Until her perfect world is rocked by a ...  Read the complete review