Here is Kate's summary of this month's book:
Sonia lives on her own in the River house, her childhood home which holds many memories from early days with her brother who she worshiped and adored, more than most sibling relationships! Sadly her brother dies in a tragic river accident and Sonia always feels guilty about this. As an adult she is now married to a man who used to be her lecturer and who she doesn't love, they have a daughter who no longer lives at home.
One day Jez (who is in london for college interviews, staying at his Aunt's house who is a friend of Sonia's) comes to the river house to collect a music album. Jez is young and beautiful and Sonia feels an urge to keep him and worship him. Sonia gets Jez drunk and keeps him in the music room for a night that turns into a week whilst his family and girlfriend and the police worry about where he is and whether he is alive. Jez's aunt eventually starts to suspect Sonia and in desperation she kills her, and dumps her body in the river. Knowing she doesn't have much time before people catch her, Sonia decides to plaster-cast Jez's body to have a permanent reminder of his perfect body at this moment in time. But does Jez get away alive, and does Sonia get caught??
Concept: 7.5/10
Plot: 8/10
Ending: 8.5/10
Cover: 2/10
Page turner: 8/10
Who to slap: Greg
New category for cheesiest line in the book:
Where's the cheese? - ''he chose to come to the river house, she chose to keep him there, forever"
Overall: 7/10
We chose our next book from the following:
- The Adventures of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie
- Claus: The Legend of the Fat Man by Tony Bertauski
- Christmas Pudding by Joseph Connolly
- The Lady and The Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
Our next meeting will be at a venue to be decided (I think Susie has offered but need to check with her first) on Wednesday 14th November at 8pm.
