The Confession
The Richard and Judy Book Club pick, a moving tale of secrets and self-discovery set in 1980s Hollywood and modern London
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The Confession
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Hayley Atwell
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Jessie Burton
A Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy Book Club pick.
The Confession is an absorbing tale of secrets and the search for the truth spanning three decades, from 1980s Hollywood to present-day London. From Jessie Burton, the million-copy bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse.
When Elise Morceau meets the writer Constance Holden, she quickly falls under her spell. Connie is sophisticated, bold and alluring – everything Elise feels she is not. She follows Connie to LA, but in this city of strange dreams and 1980s razzle-dazzle, Elise feels even more out of her depth and makes an impulsive decision that will change her life forever.
Three decades later in London, Rose Simmons is trying to uncover the story of her mother, who disappeared when she was a baby. Having learned that the last person to see her was a now reclusive novelist, Rose finds herself at the door of Constance Holden’s house in search of a confession . . .
'Dazzlingly good . . . Without doubt one of the best novels of recent years' - Elizabeth Day, author of Magpie and One of Us
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Really loved this book
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Initially I wasn't keen on the narration as the characters were speaking to each other so abruptly but I got used to it, and actually the characters aren't particularly likeable anyway. Yet I was still dying to find out what thd end would bring - would anything be resolved?
Ultimately I thought the ending was pretty good. Whilst some mystery remained, most things came to a clear conclusion and on the whole I was satisfied.
Gripping story
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beautifully narrated
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The best yet
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The premise of the story is reasonable enough and the tale is quite well told. The trouble for me was that almost all the characters were so unpleasant that I couldn't relate to them at all. Even when the story of Elise's post-natal depression is revealed towards the end, it's hard to empathise because you've grown to really dislike her by that point.
This left me listening to a book where I really didn't care much about what happened to the characters because I felt that for the most part their woes were a result of their self-absorbed, self-obsessed behaviour.
Interesting but not enjoyable
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