We had been dating for a couple of months before she showed me the two bedroomed flat in the middle of town. I received a free, advance copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased review. Imogen Clark is an author who has been on my radar for ages and I jumped at the chance to be part of the readalong plans for An Unwanted Inheritance.

Thank you to Imogen and her publishers for the opportunity to read an advanced copy in exchange for an unbiased review. Everyone sitting round the table laughing at Caroline's drunken arson attempt didn't feel like the ending I wanted. As I was expecting a hectic workload on the Monday, Louise said that she would telephone Daniel Watkins and ascertain if it was genuine and if so, arrange for us to visit the following Friday when she knew we were both off work. The path of the total eclipse of August 2017 had our offices at 99% totality - we closed the office to go watch the spectacle, but first we put together this gallery inspired by eclipses to celebrate.If you and your partner Louise, I believe that that is her name, would require an overnight stay, then all your expenses will be taken care of. I will say that the family dynamic was written well, and I was interested enough to keep reading until the end, but that was about it.

And, I felt that the way the dreadful characters forced the reader to examine their own values and beliefs was also quite clever. After applying the aftershave that Louise most liked on me, I slipped into a nice crisp white short-sleeve shirt and summer slacks and made my way downstairs. When such an emergency occurs, which fortunately is rare, whereby several casualties arrive at the same time. Caroline has known Ellie since childhood - Ellie’s family provided the happiness that had been lost in her own family.

Sadly, several passengers had been thrown through the side windows and had died at the scene despite the valiant efforts of the paramedics to save them. I don’t know if it was the mind frame I was in but this book didn’t grip me like I thought it might from the synopsis. It was always the fear of being turned down and the feeling that followed of utter rejection and humiliation.

This book will make you consider which of the characters you would be and ponder on whether an unwanted windfall would be more trouble than it’s worth. The author introduces us to the central characters with just enough background to know what is important to them, what drives them…and then she introduces the delicious dilemma which centres around the money.I love her books - they somehow manage to be at once gentle, poignant and emotionally powerful stories and this one was no exception. Gambling addict Nathan definitely could, and even affluent Ellie and James could put it to good use but there’s probably something dodgy about it, right? It was quite a short read and I think would’ve been a good Christmas read as it was to do with families, coming together in tough times… but they also had a very tough decision to make. After what seemed a noticeably short period of sleep, Louise woke me gently stroking the side of my face.

Anstey Harris, bestselling author of The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton Imogen Clark deftly peels back the layers of loyalty, family secrets, and moral dilemma to examine a family that must make a choice between need, greed, and integrity. You’d have thought the discovery of a suitcase stuffed with money would bring joy to this tight-knit family. One finds a stash of cash hidden by the man they thought they knew, and it raises all sorts of dilemmas. Once lanced, his demeanour changed immediately from being aggressive to being apologetic and grateful.Valerie's description of her marriage and reason for divorce was the most interesting and I would have liked some follow up on that. The way the money was found could be compared with looking under a stone, revealing character traits and personality differences never seen before. Perhaps an event with the strain showing between Frosts and Fishers and Valerie as a viewpoint character acknowledging some of the strains in the resolution. Be sure before you leave at the end of your shift on Monday to look in on Tanya Wolfgang, the young German lady who we operated on just now.