Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #611075 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 300 pages

Synopsis
As Joanna and Sally, once friends but now separated by time, distance and culture meet again, the two women's lives, past and present intertwine. They are each forced to confront their problems compelling them to make choices they had never wanted or expected to make. Set against the colourful tropical backdrop of Nigeria, it is a novel of passion, intrigue and tragedy, of teenage angst and cultural identity, but above all it is a story of human frailty. Of what happens when people live in such close proximity that adultery becomes almost obligatory and of the goldfish environment in which it flourishes and where emotions are allowed to overrule common sense.

Customer Reviews

One for the ladies!
I'd never heard of Jill Lanchbery, but someone passed the book on to me whilst I was climbing the mountains of Southern Spain. The young lady was very attractive and so enthusiastic about the book and I kinda wanted to keep in her good books so decided to flick through the pages that night, purely to have something to talk to her about the next day. (You know how it is guys?) Well, Jill Lanchbery, thank you very much! I eventually fell asleep around 4 the next morning (I think.) and consequently slept through the alarm to wake me for breakfast. I missed my food and a potentially fulfilling day walking with the lovely dark haired beauty Emily. Thanks a lot Jill. Never mind.. I sat overlooking the Med and finished the book by the time Emily arrived back that afternoon. What a gal! Sensational! She pulled at my heartstrings like no other girl I've ever known! Emily was quite nice too!

Moved to tears.........
I found the book absolutely gripping. At times I was moved to tears and my housework was actually abandoned! I can't wait until her next book.Superb and well done. A joy to read.

More of the same, please!
This is what I would call a must-have 'holiday read'. Since it is un-put-downable, there is no way you can read this book if you have other commitments. Turn your phone off, open a bottle of wine and enter the two worlds of Joanna, both in the UK and in Nigeria. I have never been to that part of the world, but I really felt I was there. All of the characters felt real and the storyline seemed to be borne from a multitude of experiences, happy, sad, painful, courageous; all skillfully and sensitively written. A brilliant debut. I await the next book with anticipation.