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LAND OF THE LIVING
Nicci French
Michael Joseph £16.99hbk
Feb 2003Reviewed by Brigette Colwell
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LAND OF THE LIVINGNicci FrenchMichael Joseph £16.99hbkFeb 2003Reviewed by Brigette Colwell
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| This isn't a comfortable read. The reader is drawn into the
immediate torment of the central character, Abby Devereaux ly who wakes
into a nightmare scenario that we all perhaps fear but which is her
reality. One over which she has no control - in the dark, bound, gagged
and hooded, powerless, with no recollection of how or why she should be
in this situation. We, the readers, share her struggle to make sense of
why she is there, why was she 'chosen' and how she copes. I am loath to
say more about the plot - to do so will cheat prospective readers of
this book of the tension, the psychological and physical 'hell' that
Abby experiences as she attempts to understand and take control of her
situation. A fanciful notion perhaps, but such is the quality of Nicci French's writing, her insight and understanding of relationships, it is impossible not to get drawn into Abby's situation, to the extent I had no choice but to read it in one sitting - finally closing the book in the early hours of one very dark, cold morning! Nicci French is a relatively new author for me - I was lucky enough to borrow The Red Room from a friend. This was an instant hit for me, I wasn't disappointed, from the first to the last line of this novel I was hooked.
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