Master of the House

by Margaret Callaghan

Ellen believed that she could bury her past with a new name, a new husband, and a new life. But she realizes how wrong she is when--from across the years--Jack comes back into her life with a passion she remembers only too well.

400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 1997

About the author

Margaret Callaghan was born on 1953 in Liverpool, England, UK. She was brought up and educated in the nearby market town of Ormskirk, Lancashire, famed for its gingerbread and its unusual parish church boasting both steeple and tower.

Reviews

[Margareta · Rating 1 out of 5]

A singularity unpleasant read where, within the first 30 pages, we have already managed to tick off fatphobia, body shaming of "too skinny, halfway anorexic girls", miscarriages, alcoholism due to said miscarriages and extremely toxic behaviour from everyone involved, but from our main lead most of all. We can also, in this delightful red-flag-bingo of a book tick off cheating as well as misogyny and an absolute refusal to communicate. The 90s were truly a wild time!