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by Margaret Leroy

Όταν ο γοητευτικός Νταν εμφανίζεται για πρώτη φορά στο κατώφλι της Κλόε, μουσκεμένος απ τη βροχή, δημιουργείται αμέσως ανάμεσά τους μια έντονη έλξη. Εκείνη είναι χωρισμένη, αυτός παντρεμένος -παρ όλα αυτά παρασύρονται σ ένα ειδύλλιο γεμάτο πάθος. Όταν οι κόρες της Κλόε αρχίζουν να αποδέχονται τον Νταν κι εκείνος εγκαταλείπει τη γυναίκα του για να ζήσει μόνος σε μια γκαρσονιέρα, όλα δείχνουν ότι η ιστορία τους θα έχει ευτυχισμένο τέλος. Όμως η χαρά του ζευγαριού γκρεμίζεται εντελώς αναπάντεχα όταν μια φοβερή κατηγορία κλονίζει συθέμελα τη σχέση τους.[...]

Genres: Fiction

517 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

I grew up in the New Forest. As a child I wrote elaborate fantasy stories that I never showed to anyone. But around age 12 I stopped writing, and didn't start again till my mid-twenties.

(from the Biography page of her website)

I went to Oxford to study music, at St. Hilda's College. In my twenties I tried all sorts of things - music therapy, play-leading with children with disabilities, work in a toy shop, teaching. I also got married - and divorced. Finally I found work I really enjoyed, as a social worker: I qualified at Leicester University, and worked in psychiatry and then in child protection. It's a reviled profession but I found it fascinating: though, intriguingly, in my writing social workers are more likely to be villains than heroes. Around this time I met Mick, who is now my husband - and I started writing again. I became a full-time(ish) writer after our younger daughter was born.

Reviews

[Natalie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Trust is about Chloe a divorced mother of two gorgeous daughters. She meets Dan a married child psychologist and she is captivated with this man who has made her like no other man ever has before, he is then charged with child molestation charges which rocks their relationship to the core. This book has been written by someone who has a love for gardening as the vivid imagery is what carries the book throughout and made it worth reading for me. Chloe finds solace in her garden and it her emotional journey throughout is mirrored by the growth of her garden. Towards the end it become a bit drawn out and I found myself skim reading and skipping pages and chapters.

Chloe’s youngest daughter is 5 years old and her quirky, innocent sayings and doings provide comedic relief, in this potentially dark novel.

[Eileen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was yet another tantalizing tale by Margaret Leroy. I was hooked from the outset. The author’s background in social services surely contributed to her ability to spin this conflicted web! She writes well,and propels the reader along effortlessly. Trust was Margaret Leroy’s first novel, and it was made into a very successful TV movie some years back in the UK, but I was unsuccessful in my efforts to locate it.

[Lesley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book. Would have been four stars if Chloe hadn’t kept recounting her dreams which added nothing to the story and were really boring.
Otherwise a sensitive handling of a difficult subject.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Une lecture intéressante. La confiance est une chose fragile! J’étais curieuse de voir de quelle façon cette terrible accusation affecterait cette femme et son couple, mais j’ai découvert que le trouble se propage bien plus loin encore…

[Tricia Cassavaugh · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 1/4

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this one. The story owes more than a nod to Sue Miller's The Good Mother, but it takes it into a different league with the easy writing style and very well drawn characters and feelings. It deals with child abuse, but only in the way of an accusation and its impact, and I don't think anyone would find anything "difficult" about it. The eroticism of Chloe and Dan's early relationship is quite explicit too - didn't offend me in any way, and I found it very "real". This is a real page turner in the general style of Diane Chamberlain or Jodi Picoult, and if they're your bag or if you've enjoyed any of Margaret Leroy's later books I think you'll love this one.

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very thought provoking and could not put this book down

[Pippa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite an exceptional first novel. Beautifully written, with lots of detail. Brave in dealing with the issue of someone wrongly accused of sexual abuse.