Nearest Thing to Crazy
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Nearest Thing to Crazy

Paperback – November 1, 2013

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Price
$5.19
Format
Paperback
Pages
320
Publisher
Cutting Edge Press
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1908122582
Dimensions
5 x 1 x 8 inches
Weight
12.5 ounces

Description

"There is no doubt that this is going to be one of my Top Ten Books of the year. . . .xa0A mind-bending psychological head-f%!k of the highest order. I loved it!"xa0 — New Books Magazine "A clever, unputdownable study of madness and manipulation."xa0 — Hereford Times "This psychological thriller, with complex plot twists and subtle characterisation, reprises the theme of the outsider trying to drive an insider insane or does it?"xa0 —The Lady Elizabeth Forbes is a debutxa0novelist.

Features & Highlights

  • Written in the tradition of Maggie O'Farrell and Louise Doughty, this is psychological suspense at its very best
  • Dan and a group of his friends enjoy a Sunday lunch together on a perfect summer's day. They're pleased to welcome their glamorous new neighbor and novelist, Ellie, who has rented a house in the village to work on her book. She likes to place herself in the center of her plots, she says, although it's hard to see what she'll find to write about in this quiet country backwater. As Ellie slots effortlessly into the village social scene, Dan's wife begins to feel increasingly alienated from her friends and isolated from her family, but, for the life of her, she can't fathom why . . .

Customer Reviews

Rating Breakdown

★★★★★
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★★
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Most Helpful Reviews

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This book was a page-turner. I was so entangled ...

This book was a page-turner. I was so entangled with Cass's problems, I had to cheat and see how it came out in the end. The only problem was in the end the explanation for Dan's behavior was only somewhat credible. The plot unveiled itself seamlessly. On my download version, there were a lot of grammatical/editing errors, so those should be corrected in future editions.
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Five Stars

Love this author!
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Mixed review

I liked the concept of this book. It explores just how fragile our bonds and our sanity can be when deliberately manipulated by a calculating interloper. The book looks at the dark side of human nature and the many ambiguous motives that people can have. The concept is interesting, and the writing was good, but for me, there was still something missing. I did not like the character of Cass well enough to root for her.
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Gaslighting

I enjoyed this book but at times it was uncomfortable reading because it was a little too close to the life my father inflicted on my beautiful, loving,faithful and trusting mother. Gaslighting ? Who knew?

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