Our House by Louise Candlish

Our House - A Bit More Than The Holiday Read We Envisaged  .

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Masterly Plotted - Guardian. Terrifically Twisty - Sunday Times. Ah, but this time The Critical Readers actually agreed. Not just a holiday read after all. A carefully constructed plot with lots of twists and turns told in an interesting way through husband and wife.

Fiona returns from a few days away to her rapidly increasing in value suburban London home Only to find it sold from under her. And so the story unfolds.  The deceit, blackmail, fraud, affair, naivety, stupidity, all shine through to make this a bit if a page-turner. All the elements individually are quite believable and wouldn’t look out of place on Watchdog or Crime Watch, however, when lumped together, like with any soap, it does feel a little stretched, but this did not detract from the enjoyment. The writing style was witty and easy to read and we were all pleasantly surprised how much we enjoyed the reluctant read.

Because Bram (weak, pathetic, no balls, cheating husband) spent much of his time in the Two Brewers, the Critical Readers met at Twice Brewed (nearest connotation) and what a pleasant surprise that was too. Good Old Fashioned Pub with Good Old Fashioned Pub Grub. Good value.  Old Pub with a contemporary extension to cater for all the Hadrian Wall Walkers and exceptional views on a light summer evening.

All in all a successful evening to discuss an enjoyable book ....

Catch up with us next month, mid August, where we will be discussing a humorous classic.

Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome.     🛥

Happy Reading.