Jinnie

by Josephine Cox

A ten-year-old tragedy casts a dangerous shadow on the happiness of two families...

In Jinnie, the sequel to The Woman Who Left, Josephine Cox weaves an unforgettable saga of the lingering power of past betrayals.

Ten years ago, Louise Hunter's life was torn apart by tragedy. Her husband, Ben, killed himself; her brother-in-law, Jacob, was murdered; and her sister, Susan, abandoned her new-born daughter, revealing the baby is Ben's child. Louise remains haunted by guilt over the one night she spent with Ben's friend Eric, and refuses to return Eric's love. But after adopting Jinnie, she finds new happiness - until Susan decides she wants Jinnie back.
Meanwhile, Adam and Hannah, whose mother was killed with Jacob, are on the run. What Adam witnessed on that dreadful night has put them all in danger, but their beloved grandmother knows that one day they must return to the place where it all began...

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Audiobook, Historical Romance, Romance

452 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2002

About the author

Josephine Cox was born in Blackburn, one of ten children. At the age of sixteen, Josephine met and married her husband Ken, and had two sons. When the boys started school, she decided to go to college and eventually gained a place at university but was unable to take this up as it would have meant living away from home. Instead, she went into teaching – and started to write her first full-length novel. She won the ‘Superwoman of Great Britain’ Award, for which her family had secretly entered her, at the same time as her novel was accepted for publication. She is now a No.1 bestselling author with over 40 books to her name.

She wrote dark psychological thrillers under the name Jane Brindle.

Reviews

[Shirley Revill · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really enjoyable read. Recommended.

[Sharon Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very moving and

Powerful story that had me turning the pages to know more. The families that stick together and the wrongs they need to put right... Also the neighbors that rail together to help one another in times of need are very humbling. The love and betrayal and forgiveness is written in a way that will bring forth powerful emotions. So be prepared to have a box of tissues handy. This was written very well and i enjoyed story very much. I used to read the paperbacks by josephine cox before i got my kindle. Its really nice to see a favourite author with her books now on amazon kindle as i can alter the print size to enjoy her books once more.

[Angela Perkins · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not my usual type of read and maybe unsurprisingly therefore it never really gripped me as much as it might have done. On the surface it wasn't a bad story (I stuck it out to the end so it must have had some good points) but it came across as rather light and shallow and I missed the feeling of ever being very deeply into the book.

[I Read · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't enjoy this book at all, but maybe that was my fault in that my reading of it was fairly dis-jointed.

[parissa]

you have to drag yourself to finish it!!!

[Pauline]

I own this book but not sure whether I have read it or not.

[Debi Easthaugh · Rating 1 out of 5]

very disappointed in this book, wish i hadn`t bothered.

[Hester · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not that captivating really. Can't remember much 2 weeks later.

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not badly written but a little too sweet and romantic for me

[Tracy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Not sure why it's called Jinnie as it doesn't really focus on her any more than the others. Enjoyable and an easy read. Great likeable characters and a good story line.

[tracey saltmarsh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant continuation of the first book titled "the girl who left." Minnie is a fabulous book.

The first book also written by Josephine Cox, was so good, that I couldn't put it down. The second book is set ten years on and brings closure to all the unanswered questions. Both books are so good that you find it hard to stop reading, and then when you resume reading you are again taken into a world so cleverly written that the pages just have to be kept turning until the last page. I must admit that these two books are the only ones that I have read by Josephine Cox, however they most certainly won't be the last. I love her style of writing and plan on reading as many of her books as I can.

[Fiona Brodie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lightweight enjoyable read with an expected ending

Ten years ago, Louise Hunter's life was torn apart by tragedy. Her husband, Ben, killed himself; her brother-in-law, Jacob, was murdered; and her sister, Susan, abandoned her new-born daughter, revealing the baby is Ben's child. Louise remains haunted by guilt over the one night she spent with Ben's friend Eric, and refuses to return Eric's love. But after adopting Jinnie, she finds new happiness - until Susan decides she wants Jinnie back.

Meanwhile, Adam and Hannah, whose mother was killed with Jacob, are on the run. What Adam witnessed on that dreadful night has put them all in danger, but their beloved grandmother knows that one day they must return to the place where it all began . . .

[Jill Barnes · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a while since I read the previous book, "The Woman who Left", but there are so many references to it, that you soon remember the story. This book picks up 10 years later, with all the characters that much older. Louise is still a procrastinator most of the time, which makes you become frustrated with her. The title character, Jinnie, is only 11 years old, but acts like an adult in her wisdom and actions most of the time. The schemers are still at their worst - no character changes there. As a result, there are tense moments, but mostly, the book is about people leading their everyday lives, with a few crises to keep your interest. I felt that the climax of the action was truncated. All of a sudden, everything was over, without too much detail. A little disappointing.

[Madhav Satya · Rating 3 out of 5]

I directly read the book without reading the prologue as soon as I know it was Josephine Cox's novel. She didn't disappoint me with the writing though. She maintained emotions, good, bad, friends, enemies, family throughout the story and always goes with the happy ending. The thing is I didn't find it as interesting in the last chapters as the first and could have been better as to her other books. Anyway I would rate it 3.5

[NorikoY · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very surprised to see that this book is rated so high! It was OK in till the middle part, but the end was disappointing. Very shallowly concluded. Susan and Louise’s sisterly battle or Terry and Susan maybe? Or, as the title suggests, Jinnie should have been more dynamically involved in the story, but she was not.

[Alana · Rating 1 out of 5]

I couldn't even finish this book. It was fun to start off as it was based around a town near where I am from however I did not like the writing, the concept of the book was great and I liked where the storyline was going. But I couldn't get past that the characters would talk to themselves in order to portray certain bits of information that should have just been shown to us as readers.

[Roxie Gallinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Josephine can write some heart warming books and this is no different

[Debbie Austick · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick easy reading page turner

[Lynn Hutchinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyed this book as I always do with this author.

[ahella bunch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exe!entl

[Sai Ram · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the story and the emotional connect the author established. But personally I felt the British accent was a bit too heavy for my liking.

[Patricia Lowndes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant book to read

There was a couple of twists in parts a book that can't be out down
A lovely ending as well

[Julie Homer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely enjoyable read 5*

[Punit Sahani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Josephine is one of my few fav writers. Her style of writing in the old English manner, the storytelling is always a feel good. Enjoyed this one just like other couple of them and few more to go.

[Pritpal Singh · Rating 3 out of 5]

The plot is slow but not so much boring. What I dont like about this book is the end.

[NATALIA · Rating 2 out of 5]

The end is awful! 5 years? Are you kidding?

[Susan Elliot · Rating 4 out of 5]

intrigue murder suicide but not too dark. good story but felt ending was rushed

[Cheryll · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a shame Susan didn't get her come-uppance!

[Charmaine Saliba · Rating 5 out of 5]

I simply loved it, a fast-paced and heart-warming novel. Jinnie is the sequel of The Woman Who Left. It was nice to know more about Louise and her family since she was one of my favourite characters from the previous novel. As this is the sequel, I won’t tell anything about the plot, otherwise, I will spoil it. But if you want to read a cosy read with a touch of mystery I highly recommend The woman who left and Jinnie.

[Lynn Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good sequel to The Woman Who Left.