FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS and THEN SHE WAS GONE comes an engrossing, twisty tale of betrayal in which an outsider is accused of murder…
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LONDON: On a fine avenue of grand houses, big cars and electronic gates, lies a neglected urban wasteland.
It is nearly midnight, and very cold. Yet in this dark place of long grass and tall trees where cats hunt and foxes shriek, a girl is waiting…
He looks at the golden shadows on the cell wall, the dent in the mattress, the neatly folded blanket. He looks at the square of blue sky through the cell window. He thinks of the hours he has spent in this room that feels so much like the only place he has ever know. And yet, now, somehow, he is free of it.
When Saffyre Maddox was ten something terrible happened and she’s carried the pain of it around with her ever since. The man who she thought was going to heal her didn’t, and now she hides from him, invisible in the shadows, learning his secrets; secrets she could use to blow his safe, cosy world apart.
Owen Pick is invisible too. He’s thirty-three years old and he’s never had a girlfriend, he’s never even had a friend. Nobody sees him. Nobody cares about him.
But when Saffyre Maddox disappears from opposite his house on Valentine’s night, suddenly the whole world is looking at him. Accusing him. Holding him responsible.
Because he’s just the type, isn’t he? A bit creepy?
INVISIBLE GIRL: A story of secrets and injustices, and of how we look in the wrong places for the bad people while the real predators walk among us in plain sight.
Lisa Jewell was born in London. Her first novel, Ralph’s Party, was the bestselling debut novel of 1999. Since then she has published another sixteen novels, most recently a number of dark psychological thrillers, including The Girls and Then She Was Gone (both of which were Richard & Judy Book Club picks) as well as I Found You and Watching You. Lisa is a top ten New York Times and number one Sunday Times bestselling author who has been published worldwide in over twenty-five languages. She lives in north London with her husband, two daughters, two cats, two guinea pigs and the best dog in the world.
This book covers some really sensitive subjects, abuse, date-rape, therapy and all not being quite what it seems on the face of things.
The characters are intricate and well thought out, all with well-developed backstories. I don’t want to give away too much about the story, needless to say, there are some good twists and a mystery unfolds.
Told in three perspectives of Cate, Saffyre and Owen. Owen is accused of a variety of crimes that he may not have committed. His view on the world is very distorted but eventually, he makes some brilliant progress, he definitely has some issues, but you can see why and his odd view of the world.
Saffyre has been through a lot in her short years and now lives with her uncle. She struggles with her position in life and her past experiences which have shaped her thoughts and feeling of being lost. Sometimes you have to do something strong and bold to move past your stumbling blocks and progress forward.
Cate lives in her comfortable world; she works part-time as a freelancer and is a devoted wife and mother until things change and she stops fighting the things she didn’t realise that she had been fighting for years.
I really enjoyed seeing into these lives and the way they have been shaped, the changes they experience and where their stories lead. All is definitely not what it seems.
It also conveys a very important message, never judge a book by its cover; the people inside are not what you expect!
Thank you to Net Galley, the Publisher and the Author for a free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
| Title | Invisible Girl |
| Author | Lisa Jewell |
| Series | N/A |
| Format | eARC |
| Page Count | 432 Pages |
| Genre | Psychological Thrillers |
| Publisher | Century |
| Release Date | 6th August 2020 |
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