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Shelter
Meg lives alone: a little place in the bush outside town. A perfect place to hide. That’s one of the reasons she offers to shelter Nerine, who’s escaping a violent ex. The other is that Meg knows what it’s like to live with an abusive partner.
Nerine is jumpy and her two little girls are frightened. It tells Meg all she needs to know where they’ve come from, and she’s not all that surprised when Nerine asks her to get hold of a gun. But she knows it’s unnecessary. They’re safe now.
Then she starts to wonder about some little things. A disturbed flyscreen. A tune playing on her windchimes. Has Nerine’s ex tracked them down? Has Meg’s husband turned up to torment her some more?
By the time she finds out, it’ll be too late to do anything but run for her life.
Nerine is jumpy and her two little girls are frightened. It tells Meg all she needs to know where they’ve come from, and she’s not all that surprised when Nerine asks her to get hold of a gun. But she knows it’s unnecessary. They’re safe now.
Then she starts to wonder about some little things. A disturbed flyscreen. A tune playing on her windchimes. Has Nerine’s ex tracked them down? Has Meg’s husband turned up to torment her some more?
By the time she finds out, it’ll be too late to do anything but run for her life.
327 pages, Paperback
First published January 5, 2021
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About the author
Catherine Jinks
62 books537 followersCatherine Jinks is the Australian author of more than thirty books for all ages. She has garnered many awards, including the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award(three times), the Victorian Premier’s Award, the Aurealis Award for Science Fiction, the Australian Ibby Award, and the Davitt Award for Crime Fiction. Her work has been published in Australia, New Zealand, Britain, the United States, Germany, Spain, France, Portugal, Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic and Thailand.
Catherine was born in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1963. She grew up in Papua New Guinea, where her father worked as a patrol officer. Her high-school years were spent in Sydney, NSW; in 2006, her alma mater, Ku-ring-gai High School, named its library after her.
From 1982 to 1986, Catherine studied at the University of Sydney, graduating with an honours degree in medieval history. She then worked on Westpac Banking Corporation’s staff magazine for approximately seven years. In 1992 she married Peter Dockrill, a Canadian journalist; in 1993 she and her husband left Australia for a brief spell in Nova Scotia, where she began to write full time. They returned to Australia in 1994, and Catherine gave birth to her daughter Hannah in 1997. Since 1998, she and her family have been living in Leura, NSW.
She has two brothers, and two pet rats. Like most people in Leura, she has become a slave to her garden, but not to the extent that she’ll buy rooting powder.
Catherine has been writing books since she was eight years old. She doesn’t expect to stop writing them any time soon.
Author photo: Catherine Jinks in front of 'Conceptual Networks', by artist Paul du Moulin.
Photo by Paul du Moulin
Catherine was born in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1963. She grew up in Papua New Guinea, where her father worked as a patrol officer. Her high-school years were spent in Sydney, NSW; in 2006, her alma mater, Ku-ring-gai High School, named its library after her.
From 1982 to 1986, Catherine studied at the University of Sydney, graduating with an honours degree in medieval history. She then worked on Westpac Banking Corporation’s staff magazine for approximately seven years. In 1992 she married Peter Dockrill, a Canadian journalist; in 1993 she and her husband left Australia for a brief spell in Nova Scotia, where she began to write full time. They returned to Australia in 1994, and Catherine gave birth to her daughter Hannah in 1997. Since 1998, she and her family have been living in Leura, NSW.
She has two brothers, and two pet rats. Like most people in Leura, she has become a slave to her garden, but not to the extent that she’ll buy rooting powder.
Catherine has been writing books since she was eight years old. She doesn’t expect to stop writing them any time soon.
Author photo: Catherine Jinks in front of 'Conceptual Networks', by artist Paul du Moulin.
Photo by Paul du Moulin
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January 9, 2021
From Australian author Catherine Jinks comes her latest standalone thriller and what a ripper!! Two women meet up in the middle of night to facilitate the handover of another woman with two children. As they adjust to life together out in the boon docks, their past come back to haunt them. A gripping, atmospheric tale, that ratchets up the tension, with each page turned. A most realistic and believable psychological thriller with a 5-star rating.
January 1, 2021
Meg lived alone on a small bush property outside town, her only companion Esme, her devoted old dog. She’d divorced Keith, her abusive husband once Emily, her daughter was old enough for it not to be a problem for her – she now lived in England, as far away from the toxic relationship of her parents as possible – and although he hassled her occasionally, Meg was content, and felt able to offer Nerine and her two daughters, Ana and Colette, refuge in her home for a month. But Nerine was paranoid, terrified of Duncan, her ex, arriving, even though everything had been done to stop him being able to follow her. The children were frozen with fear, especially as Nerine spoke in front of them constantly.
Gradually Meg’s own anxieties ramped up; Nerine was demanding, and Meg was trying to accommodate her. Meg felt sorry for the children and tried to distract them with the chickens, collecting the eggs and Esme, whom they both loved. But everything was going wrong and Meg wasn’t sure she would be able to cope for much longer…
Shelter by Aussie author Catherine Jinks is brutal! That’s my best word for it. I loved Ms Jinks last book I read – Shepherd – and was really looking forward to Shelter, but the further in I went, the more uncomfortable and distressed I felt. Violence, manipulation, lies, cruelty – I couldn’t see it ending well! Domestic violence is a bane on society; this is all of that and more. Recommended to fans of psychological thrillers.
With thanks to Text Publishing for my ARC to read in exchange for an honest review.
Gradually Meg’s own anxieties ramped up; Nerine was demanding, and Meg was trying to accommodate her. Meg felt sorry for the children and tried to distract them with the chickens, collecting the eggs and Esme, whom they both loved. But everything was going wrong and Meg wasn’t sure she would be able to cope for much longer…
Shelter by Aussie author Catherine Jinks is brutal! That’s my best word for it. I loved Ms Jinks last book I read – Shepherd – and was really looking forward to Shelter, but the further in I went, the more uncomfortable and distressed I felt. Violence, manipulation, lies, cruelty – I couldn’t see it ending well! Domestic violence is a bane on society; this is all of that and more. Recommended to fans of psychological thrillers.
With thanks to Text Publishing for my ARC to read in exchange for an honest review.
April 12, 2021
This a tense, dark, traumatic and ultimately depressing read. The main character, Meg is a survivor of an abusive relationship. She’s part of a network that helps women and their children hide after court orders insist their children spend time with the father. Nerine and her two daughters are delivered to Megs house in the bush and then the chaos starts. The plot is held tight early but becomes crazier as the book goes on. The actual motivations for Nerine’s behaviour I’m not sure are really covered. Mostly I felt sorry for the two children and the dog. Meg’s ex husband is a horrible man so her predicament is unfortunate and she just can’t seem to win.
I guess why I found this story depressing is that it suggests truth doesn’t win, that people can manipulate the law and children aren’t protected from abuse(physical or psychological). Not a cheery read but a thriller nonetheless.
I guess why I found this story depressing is that it suggests truth doesn’t win, that people can manipulate the law and children aren’t protected from abuse(physical or psychological). Not a cheery read but a thriller nonetheless.
October 11, 2021
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My Review: Remember the first time the old aphorism, "No good deed goes unpunished," held real, tangible, awful Truth for you? Strap in....
Meg is the kind of friend you hope you'll have in an emergency or crisis. She's been there, she's done what she could, realizes how important the mere fact of showing up is. She'll give you shelter, she'll offer support, she will feed you and listen to you and Be There in the psychological, supportive sense of the words.
That's because she did not get those things when she so badly needed them during her devastatingly abusive marriage.
Nerine and her two daughters are, as we're shown, in a situation where Meg, her home (which she's ever so aptly named "Bolt Hole"), and her way with others are just exactly what they need. In they come; settle they do not. Nerine is in constant motion, constantly talking taking talking about how horrible the girls' father is (right in front of their scared little faces), how bad their lives were, how the courts have...insanely, incomprehensibly...given this vile predatory abuser visitation rights! Can you even imagine! she asks Meg, never waiting for an answer.
Then the nightmare turns real...awful things having been said, there are suddenly weird and unnerving things happening...frightening but, as yet, not violent things...footprints and noises where and when they shouldn't be, and all the time Nerine's talk talk talk about the horrors of the past makes little Analiese and Collette, her very young daughters, scared and jumpy. Meg, a grown woman with an estranged daughter living in England (can't forgive Mum for staying with the awful narcissistic personality disorder-having Dad), empathizes with all three, tries her best to distract and entertain the girls with rural life's many pleasures. Nerine? Nothing changes her focus. She is wound way too tight, experiences all things as threats and blames everything on the violent, awful ex who will, it comes to seem, jump down from a tree onto them with a machete!
As the unnerving stuff escalates into actual violence (CONTENT WARNING: ANIMAL CRUELTY), Meg begins to piece together some very, very strange facts and comes up with a truly frightening picture.
As I read the story, I was genuinely unsettled and disturbed. I can't say I expected the twist, having thought from the get-go there was going to be one. What it was, however, surprised me. Author Jinks deserves big ups for her unnerving choice of an ending. It was not what I'd thought it would be, and made the story that much more appealing to me.
Animal cruelty cost the book a star. I understood why Author Jinks made that choice, and I wasn't inclined to put the book down for good because of it, but it was dreadful and I warn my more sensitive readers (Kathy!) not to consider this tale for their own shelves.
The topic of incest and the crime of rape are factors in this story. They are hot buttons for many. I will say that Author Jinks does not sensationalize them. They aren't dwelt on with ghoulish and repugnant "look! LOOK at how AWFUL men are!" glee. They are presented as facts, and as crimes; they are part of the women's experiences, and are told to us, the readers, as such.
I quite liked the pace set by Author Jinks. We're not in a hurry to get where we're going; there are interesting side characters and the land itself is a character of a sort. That, from my point of view, set the stakes effectively high for Meg, and for the reader. Anything that disrupts this lovely woman's Bolt Hole is a Bad Thing. And boy oh boy, the bad thing is very, very bad indeed. As Spooktober reads go, I think this one is as scary and as nightmarish as they come. Perfect for y'all ghoulies looking for a safe place to be wound up and scared witless!
My Review: Remember the first time the old aphorism, "No good deed goes unpunished," held real, tangible, awful Truth for you? Strap in....
Meg is the kind of friend you hope you'll have in an emergency or crisis. She's been there, she's done what she could, realizes how important the mere fact of showing up is. She'll give you shelter, she'll offer support, she will feed you and listen to you and Be There in the psychological, supportive sense of the words.
That's because she did not get those things when she so badly needed them during her devastatingly abusive marriage.
Nerine and her two daughters are, as we're shown, in a situation where Meg, her home (which she's ever so aptly named "Bolt Hole"), and her way with others are just exactly what they need. In they come; settle they do not. Nerine is in constant motion, constantly talking taking talking about how horrible the girls' father is (right in front of their scared little faces), how bad their lives were, how the courts have...insanely, incomprehensibly...given this vile predatory abuser visitation rights! Can you even imagine! she asks Meg, never waiting for an answer.
Then the nightmare turns real...awful things having been said, there are suddenly weird and unnerving things happening...frightening but, as yet, not violent things...footprints and noises where and when they shouldn't be, and all the time Nerine's talk talk talk about the horrors of the past makes little Analiese and Collette, her very young daughters, scared and jumpy. Meg, a grown woman with an estranged daughter living in England (can't forgive Mum for staying with the awful narcissistic personality disorder-having Dad), empathizes with all three, tries her best to distract and entertain the girls with rural life's many pleasures. Nerine? Nothing changes her focus. She is wound way too tight, experiences all things as threats and blames everything on the violent, awful ex who will, it comes to seem, jump down from a tree onto them with a machete!
As the unnerving stuff escalates into actual violence (CONTENT WARNING: ANIMAL CRUELTY), Meg begins to piece together some very, very strange facts and comes up with a truly frightening picture.
As I read the story, I was genuinely unsettled and disturbed. I can't say I expected the twist, having thought from the get-go there was going to be one. What it was, however, surprised me. Author Jinks deserves big ups for her unnerving choice of an ending. It was not what I'd thought it would be, and made the story that much more appealing to me.
Animal cruelty cost the book a star. I understood why Author Jinks made that choice, and I wasn't inclined to put the book down for good because of it, but it was dreadful and I warn my more sensitive readers (Kathy!) not to consider this tale for their own shelves.
The topic of incest and the crime of rape are factors in this story. They are hot buttons for many. I will say that Author Jinks does not sensationalize them. They aren't dwelt on with ghoulish and repugnant "look! LOOK at how AWFUL men are!" glee. They are presented as facts, and as crimes; they are part of the women's experiences, and are told to us, the readers, as such.
I quite liked the pace set by Author Jinks. We're not in a hurry to get where we're going; there are interesting side characters and the land itself is a character of a sort. That, from my point of view, set the stakes effectively high for Meg, and for the reader. Anything that disrupts this lovely woman's Bolt Hole is a Bad Thing. And boy oh boy, the bad thing is very, very bad indeed. As Spooktober reads go, I think this one is as scary and as nightmarish as they come. Perfect for y'all ghoulies looking for a safe place to be wound up and scared witless!
April 15, 2021
An intense dramatic read that takes you on Meg's journey to survival and recovery from an abusive husband. When she becomes part of an underground shelter to help abused women, she takes into her home Nerine and her two daughters.... then it becomes weird.
As Nerine enhances her paranoia that her husband has found them, Meg's past haunts her. What appeared as a safe venue from violence, lies become a web of manipulation, strange events occur, annoying hang up calls, misplaced items, and unfortunately, animal cruelty.... turning Meg's safe haven into an endangered area for all.
Is it Meg's ex or Nerine's ex taunting them into utter fear?
Could it be she has welcomed it into her hidden desolate home?
This is a psychological thriller that fixates on the ineffectiveness of the laws in protecting women and children from toxic relationships.
Some may find it hard to read with the inevitable cycle of abuse. I found it difficult and apprehensive in who to believe.
Thank you NetGalley for ARC in exchange for my honest review.
As Nerine enhances her paranoia that her husband has found them, Meg's past haunts her. What appeared as a safe venue from violence, lies become a web of manipulation, strange events occur, annoying hang up calls, misplaced items, and unfortunately, animal cruelty.... turning Meg's safe haven into an endangered area for all.
Is it Meg's ex or Nerine's ex taunting them into utter fear?
Could it be she has welcomed it into her hidden desolate home?
This is a psychological thriller that fixates on the ineffectiveness of the laws in protecting women and children from toxic relationships.
Some may find it hard to read with the inevitable cycle of abuse. I found it difficult and apprehensive in who to believe.
Thank you NetGalley for ARC in exchange for my honest review.
September 2, 2021
Shelter by Catherine Jinks is a story that takes a pound of flesh from you whilst reading. Domestic abuse is as such a difficult topic to read about and the reason why I kept delaying to start this especially amidst the troubling lockdown and the pandemic. It becomes even more disturbing because physical abuse is visible to the eye but being tortured mentally day in and out is the worst kind of ill-treatment. So, when you read something that is going to rip your soul with its harrowing portrayal of women fighting abuse, I believe there should be something at the end to lift the spirits. Sadly, Shelter leaves the reader in a state of dejection.
Meg is an abuse survivor and is still fighting a battle with her ex for the inheritance left by her mother-in-law. When offered a chance to offer shelter to another woman and her 2 children, Meg has no qualms offering her home, Bolt Hole, to do what she can for the abused woman. What should have been a straightforward ‘hide and lying low’ for a couple of weeks turns to the worst nightmare faced by Meg as incidents begin piling up one after another.
Catherine Jink’s The Shepherd is a must-read for fans of thrillers and historical fiction, coz it is a book like no other. The writing was exceptional that for a time I remember reading it by standing up coz I just couldn’t still my pounding heart. In Shelter, the author has switched to a conformist style and until about halfway thru the story, keeps the tension quite mild. But once there, the narrative climbs a steep incline and thus making it gripping and unputdownable. I just wished that ending would have given me a happier feeling rather than sadness.
FAIR WARNING to readers who have issues with animal cruelty.
Thrilling 4.5 stars🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️💧
Many thanks to Net Galley, Text Publishing, and the author for a chance to read and review this book. All opinions are expressed voluntarily.
This review is published in my blog https://rainnbooks.com/, Goodreads, Amazon India, Book Bub, Medium.com, Facebook, and Twitter.
Meg is an abuse survivor and is still fighting a battle with her ex for the inheritance left by her mother-in-law. When offered a chance to offer shelter to another woman and her 2 children, Meg has no qualms offering her home, Bolt Hole, to do what she can for the abused woman. What should have been a straightforward ‘hide and lying low’ for a couple of weeks turns to the worst nightmare faced by Meg as incidents begin piling up one after another.
Catherine Jink’s The Shepherd is a must-read for fans of thrillers and historical fiction, coz it is a book like no other. The writing was exceptional that for a time I remember reading it by standing up coz I just couldn’t still my pounding heart. In Shelter, the author has switched to a conformist style and until about halfway thru the story, keeps the tension quite mild. But once there, the narrative climbs a steep incline and thus making it gripping and unputdownable. I just wished that ending would have given me a happier feeling rather than sadness.
FAIR WARNING to readers who have issues with animal cruelty.
Thrilling 4.5 stars🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️💧
Many thanks to Net Galley, Text Publishing, and the author for a chance to read and review this book. All opinions are expressed voluntarily.
This review is published in my blog https://rainnbooks.com/, Goodreads, Amazon India, Book Bub, Medium.com, Facebook, and Twitter.
January 5, 2021
This book is a very harsh, unfiltered look into a violent and disturbing moment in time. Meg is a woman who has come out of the other end of a very emotionally abusive marriage. She is living alone on a farm, divorced from her awful husband Keith and estranged somewhat from her daughter who has moved to the UK to get as far away from her family as possible.
Meg is moving on with her life on her small hobby farm and part time job. The book opens with her picking up a young mother and her two small girls that are escaping domestic violence. Nerine, the mother, is very highly strung and soon she and her fractious daughters are wearing Meg down. On top of this it appears that Meg's ex-husband is trying to rattle her again with late night hang up calls.
This story is quite fast paced and it actually gave me a tension headache. I found Meg at times to be insanely frustrating and Nerine one of the most annoying characters that I have ever encountered in a book. I also spent a lot of time really worried about the two little girls in the story. Although the book is well written, and the plot made me not want to put the book down, to be honest it was very disturbing, I wanted to get as far away from it as possible but at the same time could not drag my eyes away. I am glad that I finished the book, but it left such a bitter taste in my mouth I needed to immediately pick up a 'light & fluffy' book to get some mental distance from it.
If you have a strong constitution and are mentally in a good place, then sure, read this book. If you are disturbed by themes of domestic violence, child abuse, animal abuse and are not in a mentally good place, then be warned - do not read this!
Thank you Text Publishing and Netgalley for the opportunity the read this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Meg is moving on with her life on her small hobby farm and part time job. The book opens with her picking up a young mother and her two small girls that are escaping domestic violence. Nerine, the mother, is very highly strung and soon she and her fractious daughters are wearing Meg down. On top of this it appears that Meg's ex-husband is trying to rattle her again with late night hang up calls.
This story is quite fast paced and it actually gave me a tension headache. I found Meg at times to be insanely frustrating and Nerine one of the most annoying characters that I have ever encountered in a book. I also spent a lot of time really worried about the two little girls in the story. Although the book is well written, and the plot made me not want to put the book down, to be honest it was very disturbing, I wanted to get as far away from it as possible but at the same time could not drag my eyes away. I am glad that I finished the book, but it left such a bitter taste in my mouth I needed to immediately pick up a 'light & fluffy' book to get some mental distance from it.
If you have a strong constitution and are mentally in a good place, then sure, read this book. If you are disturbed by themes of domestic violence, child abuse, animal abuse and are not in a mentally good place, then be warned - do not read this!
Thank you Text Publishing and Netgalley for the opportunity the read this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.
October 11, 2021
The only word I can think of to describe it is ‘brutal”. Meg relationship with her parents caused her to leave and go as far from them as possible. Her abusive ex-husband still manages to harass her occasionally...but for the most part she’s content. Different definition of “content” than I have, but I guess it’s better than what she had. Seems to be enough that she offers a friend, Nerine, and her two daughters' refuge in her home for a month. Here's where the whole story made the reader want to hide in a closet. Nerine’s husband was worse than Meg’s if that was even possible, and Nerine is terrified of EVERYTHING making her children literally basket cases. The story by this point made me want to nail the door to my closet shut from the inside. Just way too much...too much violence...too much fear...too much paranoia. I had to give it up. I can’t imagine life like this ...not even in a book.
November 6, 2025
An incredibly tense thriller story, with complicated portrayals of abuse- psychological, emotional, financial.
This was a harrowing read at times, particularly with the longer term impacts on children.
This was a harrowing read at times, particularly with the longer term impacts on children.
May 28, 2021
Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review.
Expected publication date: October 12, 2021
After escaping an abusive ex-husband, Meg is starting life over again, living in a secluded house on the outskirts of town, while she rebuilds her life. When she is asked to provide shelter for an anonymous young mother and her two children who are also escaping an abusive situation, Meg wholeheartedly agrees, hoping she can make a difference in the family’s life. But once Nerine and her children move in, Meg starts witnessing strange things; hang up phone calls, male footprints outside of the bedroom window, more than one of her chickens are found dead. Nerine insists it is her ex, Duncan, but Meg wonders if something more sinister is behind the strange occurrences.
This is my first novel by Australian author, Catherine Jinks, but she is definitely not a novice, with more than thirty stories under her belt. “Shelter” is her newest psychological thriller, and it is one heck of a ride!
Right off the bat, Nerine struck me as suspicious. With the supposed trauma from her past aside, there was something odd about her from the get-go. Long-time fans of this genre (like myself) will no doubt not be surprised by who Nadine turns out to be, but the ride to the end is still just as exciting, as the twists and turns pull you in right from page one.
“Shelter” has some pretty dark and heavy subject matter, as both Nerine and Meg are victims of domestic abuse. Some of their experiences are detailed in the book, so readers should be prepared for that. That being said, the story is still compulsively readable. It shines a light on the devastating effects of domestic violence (on both women and children) but also depicts its victims as brave and courageous survivors, willing to forge new paths.
The ending of the novel is surprisingly realistic, with the right characters getting the right consequences. There is no “happily ever after” where the main characters get off scot-free. However, “Shelter” will leave you satisfied.
With strong characters, the right amount of plot twists, addictive drama and a completely engaging plot, “Shelter” is a unique look at the after-effects of domestic violence and how sometimes, people are not what they seem.
Expected publication date: October 12, 2021
After escaping an abusive ex-husband, Meg is starting life over again, living in a secluded house on the outskirts of town, while she rebuilds her life. When she is asked to provide shelter for an anonymous young mother and her two children who are also escaping an abusive situation, Meg wholeheartedly agrees, hoping she can make a difference in the family’s life. But once Nerine and her children move in, Meg starts witnessing strange things; hang up phone calls, male footprints outside of the bedroom window, more than one of her chickens are found dead. Nerine insists it is her ex, Duncan, but Meg wonders if something more sinister is behind the strange occurrences.
This is my first novel by Australian author, Catherine Jinks, but she is definitely not a novice, with more than thirty stories under her belt. “Shelter” is her newest psychological thriller, and it is one heck of a ride!
Right off the bat, Nerine struck me as suspicious. With the supposed trauma from her past aside, there was something odd about her from the get-go. Long-time fans of this genre (like myself) will no doubt not be surprised by who Nadine turns out to be, but the ride to the end is still just as exciting, as the twists and turns pull you in right from page one.
“Shelter” has some pretty dark and heavy subject matter, as both Nerine and Meg are victims of domestic abuse. Some of their experiences are detailed in the book, so readers should be prepared for that. That being said, the story is still compulsively readable. It shines a light on the devastating effects of domestic violence (on both women and children) but also depicts its victims as brave and courageous survivors, willing to forge new paths.
The ending of the novel is surprisingly realistic, with the right characters getting the right consequences. There is no “happily ever after” where the main characters get off scot-free. However, “Shelter” will leave you satisfied.
With strong characters, the right amount of plot twists, addictive drama and a completely engaging plot, “Shelter” is a unique look at the after-effects of domestic violence and how sometimes, people are not what they seem.
December 16, 2020
‘I first saw her spotlit by headlight, a pink plush rabbit tucked under her arm.’
Meg’s own experience with an abusive partner helps her to decide to help another woman who is fleeing, with two small children, from an abusive partner. Meg knows that she left it too long to leave her own partner, Keith, and as a result she is essentially estranged from her daughter Emily.
Nerine, the mother, seems incredibly stressed. Her daughters, Analiese and Colette are anxious and afraid. Meg thinks that she can help. Her home (aptly named ‘The Bolt Hole) is remote, and Meg has plenty of supplies to keep the family out of sight. Meg will provide the three of them with shelter for a few weeks until another woman is able to offer them shelter.
But Nerine is convinced that her husband will find her, and when strange things start happening around Meg’s home, Meg is concerned. Meg is in a dispute with her own ex-husband: is he trying to intimidate her, or is Nerine right?
What a bleak, heartbreaking, and incredibly beautifully written story this is. The characters are well-developed, the issues are real, and the tension is high. Nothing is straightforward, and while I worked out a few of the twists, I was not at all prepared for the ending. If you read this novel, be prepared to ride an emotional roller-coaster.
Note: My thanks to NetGalley and Text Publishing for providing me with a free electronic copy of this book for review purposes.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
Meg’s own experience with an abusive partner helps her to decide to help another woman who is fleeing, with two small children, from an abusive partner. Meg knows that she left it too long to leave her own partner, Keith, and as a result she is essentially estranged from her daughter Emily.
Nerine, the mother, seems incredibly stressed. Her daughters, Analiese and Colette are anxious and afraid. Meg thinks that she can help. Her home (aptly named ‘The Bolt Hole) is remote, and Meg has plenty of supplies to keep the family out of sight. Meg will provide the three of them with shelter for a few weeks until another woman is able to offer them shelter.
But Nerine is convinced that her husband will find her, and when strange things start happening around Meg’s home, Meg is concerned. Meg is in a dispute with her own ex-husband: is he trying to intimidate her, or is Nerine right?
What a bleak, heartbreaking, and incredibly beautifully written story this is. The characters are well-developed, the issues are real, and the tension is high. Nothing is straightforward, and while I worked out a few of the twists, I was not at all prepared for the ending. If you read this novel, be prepared to ride an emotional roller-coaster.
Note: My thanks to NetGalley and Text Publishing for providing me with a free electronic copy of this book for review purposes.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
April 15, 2021
3.5 stars rounded down! Shelter by Catherine Jinks is an intense thriller set in rural Australia. Meg lives alone on a small property outside of town with her dog Esme. She is dealing with a messy divorce settlement with her emotionally abusive husband and her daughter moved to England to get away from both her parents. Everything is all good until Nerine comes along. Nerine is on the run from her physically abusive husband with her two young children. Meg takes them in for shelter and, soon, everything goes terribly wrong.
For the first 80%, I was totally engrossed. Nerine's increasing paranoia that her horrible husband will find her puts Meg on edge and she starts to become suspicious of everything and everyone. Who's messing with the windchimes at night? Who left the gate open? Whose footprints are those outside the bedroom window? Is it Meg's husband Keith harassing her like usual? Is it the old neighbor with dementia? Or has Nerine's vicious husband actually found them? There were some suspenseful moments that honestly had me biting my nails. However the ending left me less than satisfied. I didn't mind the big reveal, although I guessed it early on since there were little clues, but it could have been executed better. I just didn't find it very believable. Also, the character development was a bit flat for me and I often found the characters to be pretty irritating.
Nonetheless, this is a fun, fast read that kept me on the edge of my seat. It may be too intense for some sensitive readers though. TW: Domestic abuse, child abuse, animal abuse, rape.
Thank you to Netgalley and Text Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Trigger Warning: Domestic abuse, animal abuse, child abuse, rape.
For the first 80%, I was totally engrossed. Nerine's increasing paranoia that her horrible husband will find her puts Meg on edge and she starts to become suspicious of everything and everyone. Who's messing with the windchimes at night? Who left the gate open? Whose footprints are those outside the bedroom window? Is it Meg's husband Keith harassing her like usual? Is it the old neighbor with dementia? Or has Nerine's vicious husband actually found them? There were some suspenseful moments that honestly had me biting my nails. However the ending left me less than satisfied. I didn't mind the big reveal, although I guessed it early on since there were little clues, but it could have been executed better. I just didn't find it very believable. Also, the character development was a bit flat for me and I often found the characters to be pretty irritating.
Nonetheless, this is a fun, fast read that kept me on the edge of my seat. It may be too intense for some sensitive readers though. TW: Domestic abuse, child abuse, animal abuse, rape.
Thank you to Netgalley and Text Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Trigger Warning: Domestic abuse, animal abuse, child abuse, rape.
March 21, 2021
Meg's remote 'Bolt Hole' way out in the bush beyond a small town seems the perfect place to hide for an abused mother with her two little kids on the run from a violent husband, and Meg, being a kind soul, despite an overly anxious (to the point of paranoid) one, offers them a safe place to stay. Sadly, 'No good turn will be left unpunished...' as Oscar Wilde liked to say, and before long Meg finds herself regretting her good Samaritan-ship. The author has a great instinct for pace and tension, and things ratchet up slowly to begin with, but then at a cracking pace, when Meg realises she has unleashed a wolf-in-sheep's-clothing on the area. To say more would be to give the twist away, but this was a cracking read for a torrential 24 hours. Tense, taut writing from Catherine Jinks, with a nod to (I think) some of the creepy neo-noir movies from the '80s. And though I wondered about some of the legal realities at the end, an enjoyable, dark read all the way.
January 5, 2022
Living alone on a small country property Meg spends her days with her old beloved dog. Esme. Meg knows only too well what it’s like living with an abusive partner as she has lived that nightmare. So when Nerine and her two daughters are looking for a safe place to hide after escaping from her violent ex, Meg offers them to stay with her. Nerine’s two daughters are quite frightened and seem to be jumping at their own shadows which is understandable. When strange things start to happen, it seems danger is lurking and all are fearing for their lives.
The Shelter by Aussie author Catherine Jinks is traumatising and at times depressing to read and I found it quite hard to read due to the content of it. Although this one wasn’t really for me doesn’t mean others won’t like it, so give it a go and make up your own mind. Recommended.
The Shelter by Aussie author Catherine Jinks is traumatising and at times depressing to read and I found it quite hard to read due to the content of it. Although this one wasn’t really for me doesn’t mean others won’t like it, so give it a go and make up your own mind. Recommended.
January 10, 2021
Shelter is a tense, twisty domestic thriller, from Australian author Catherine Jinks.
Meg knows all too well what it’s like to suffer at the hands of an abusive husband so she is willing to accept the risks of providing temporary shelter to a young mother and her two daughters on the run. Meg’s home, ‘The Bolthole’, is an isolated property in country NSW, and great care has been taken to ensure the family are impossible to trace, yet Nerine remains terrified that her husband will find them. Though Meg does her best to allay Nerine’s fears, and reassure five year old Ana and 22 month old Collette they are safe, some minor incidents stoke’s Meg’s own anxieties. She thinks it is more likely her own ex-husband has returned to intimidate her with regards to a recent inheritance, than Nerine’s husband having found her, but the real threat is closer to home than Meg can ever imagine.
Shelter isn’t an easy read, the themes and issues central to the novel, which includes generational trauma, domestic violence, psychological manipulation, and narcissism, are uncomfortable to explore, however I got caught up in this taut, well paced thriller which cleverly subverts reader’s expectations. Though the primary plot twist is not entirely unexpected, it shocks nevertheless, and Jinks left me feeling breathless as the level of menace and violence accelerated in its wake. In regards to the conclusion though I am somewhat torn, it’s reasonably realistic and as such fitting, but not very satisfying.
At times I found Meg to be a frustrating character, however her behaviour really is in keeping with someone who has been a long term victim of psychological abuse by a narcissistic partner. Even though she is physically free of her ex husband, Meg’s first instinct is always to appease someone who exhibits high emotion, or makes demands of her, so she reacts, rather than makes decisions. Nerine is convincing as a mother paranoid about the safety of herself and her children, and though she’s not particularly likeable, she is sympathetic in light of the story she presents. Jinks’s portrayal of the children, especially Ana, deserves special mention, as they are accurately represented with regards to age and circumstance.
I found Shelter to be dark and disturbing, yet utterly engrossing, but fair warning, it may be too much for readers sensitive to its themes.
Meg knows all too well what it’s like to suffer at the hands of an abusive husband so she is willing to accept the risks of providing temporary shelter to a young mother and her two daughters on the run. Meg’s home, ‘The Bolthole’, is an isolated property in country NSW, and great care has been taken to ensure the family are impossible to trace, yet Nerine remains terrified that her husband will find them. Though Meg does her best to allay Nerine’s fears, and reassure five year old Ana and 22 month old Collette they are safe, some minor incidents stoke’s Meg’s own anxieties. She thinks it is more likely her own ex-husband has returned to intimidate her with regards to a recent inheritance, than Nerine’s husband having found her, but the real threat is closer to home than Meg can ever imagine.
Shelter isn’t an easy read, the themes and issues central to the novel, which includes generational trauma, domestic violence, psychological manipulation, and narcissism, are uncomfortable to explore, however I got caught up in this taut, well paced thriller which cleverly subverts reader’s expectations. Though the primary plot twist is not entirely unexpected, it shocks nevertheless, and Jinks left me feeling breathless as the level of menace and violence accelerated in its wake. In regards to the conclusion though I am somewhat torn, it’s reasonably realistic and as such fitting, but not very satisfying.
At times I found Meg to be a frustrating character, however her behaviour really is in keeping with someone who has been a long term victim of psychological abuse by a narcissistic partner. Even though she is physically free of her ex husband, Meg’s first instinct is always to appease someone who exhibits high emotion, or makes demands of her, so she reacts, rather than makes decisions. Nerine is convincing as a mother paranoid about the safety of herself and her children, and though she’s not particularly likeable, she is sympathetic in light of the story she presents. Jinks’s portrayal of the children, especially Ana, deserves special mention, as they are accurately represented with regards to age and circumstance.
I found Shelter to be dark and disturbing, yet utterly engrossing, but fair warning, it may be too much for readers sensitive to its themes.
July 4, 2021
Nerine and her two children are living a nightmare with an abusive husband. When she has the chance, she turns to someone who can help.
Meg lives alone, a small place almost off the grid ... a safe place. She offers to shelter Nerine and her children .... Meg knows what it's like. At one time she also lived with a abusive partner.
It's no wonder that Meg and her children are extremely nervous. They jump at the least thing .. wind making a howling sound, noises they hear in the middle of the night.
Then she starts to wonder about some little things. A disturbed fly screen. A tune playing on her wind chimes. Has Nerine’s ex tracked them down? Has Meg’s husband turned up to torment her some more?
This is a well-written, nail-biting story of domestic abuse. Fraught with suspense from the very first page, the pace inches up a little at a time until the surprising ending. The characters are solidly drawn, the angst from the two women seem to leap from the pages.
Many thanks to the author / Text Publishing Company / Netgalley for the digital copy of this psychological drama. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
Meg lives alone, a small place almost off the grid ... a safe place. She offers to shelter Nerine and her children .... Meg knows what it's like. At one time she also lived with a abusive partner.
It's no wonder that Meg and her children are extremely nervous. They jump at the least thing .. wind making a howling sound, noises they hear in the middle of the night.
Then she starts to wonder about some little things. A disturbed fly screen. A tune playing on her wind chimes. Has Nerine’s ex tracked them down? Has Meg’s husband turned up to torment her some more?
This is a well-written, nail-biting story of domestic abuse. Fraught with suspense from the very first page, the pace inches up a little at a time until the surprising ending. The characters are solidly drawn, the angst from the two women seem to leap from the pages.
Many thanks to the author / Text Publishing Company / Netgalley for the digital copy of this psychological drama. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
October 12, 2021
Trigger Alert: Death, Injury, Physical & Mental Abuse
What an extraordinary, incredible & hair-raising thriller novel! It's a page-turner that had me catch my breath amidst every page. The actors & story are so vivid, it's difficult to simply disregard all the gore stuff & go forward.
I had a great read throughout & really couldn't apart from the account. This novel is clearly not for the faint-hearted as it's harsh, brutal, painful & emotionally exhausting.
What an extraordinary, incredible & hair-raising thriller novel! It's a page-turner that had me catch my breath amidst every page. The actors & story are so vivid, it's difficult to simply disregard all the gore stuff & go forward.
I had a great read throughout & really couldn't apart from the account. This novel is clearly not for the faint-hearted as it's harsh, brutal, painful & emotionally exhausting.
February 28, 2021
This book started out great. There were some super creepy parts that made me jump, and I was so curious as to where it was heading. However, my enjoyment diminished after the first half. I found things got so complicated, I started to lose track of the plot line. There were some loose ends that were never tied up, and I also found the ending a little unbelievable.
What I did like was seeing the description of an abusive relationship that wasn’t physically abusive. Meg’s ex-husband manipulated her emotionally and financially, and although in novels it can be more impactful to see descriptions of physical violence, it’s equally important to realise that often people may need to escape relationships that have no physical violence involved.
But overall, as much as I love a good Aussie thriller set in the outback, the plot line of this one lost me and I wasn’t able to enjoy it as much as I would’ve liked.
What I did like was seeing the description of an abusive relationship that wasn’t physically abusive. Meg’s ex-husband manipulated her emotionally and financially, and although in novels it can be more impactful to see descriptions of physical violence, it’s equally important to realise that often people may need to escape relationships that have no physical violence involved.
But overall, as much as I love a good Aussie thriller set in the outback, the plot line of this one lost me and I wasn’t able to enjoy it as much as I would’ve liked.
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September 17, 2021The following book reviews have been shared by Text Publishing – publisher of Shelter
'Catherine Jinks’s latest work is a tense thriller that explores gaslighting, the different kinds of abuse people inflict upon one another and the way this abuse can ripple through generations...Shelter is an engrossing read that calls to be finished in one sitting.’
Books+Publishing
‘[Jinks] is a masterful storyteller, able to easily carry the narrative exigences of plot and character regardless of genre…[she] knows how to dole out the tension, letting the suspense slacken and then ramping up the terror lest you become complacent for a few minutes.'
Guardian
‘Cranking up the suspense with methodical focus, [Shelter is] a brutally effective potboiler.’
Big Issue
‘A masterful grasp of tension.’
SA Weekend
'Shelter is a propulsive thriller that is also distinctive in its plot, vision and style. Jinks has a painterly eye: her images, even in a pared-back thriller, are always arresting and acute…Masterfully developed.’
ABR
'Assured, unsettling… Jinks’s sensitive exploration of the theme of trust between women who share similar trauma will resonate with many.’
Publisher’s Weekly (starred review)
'Catherine Jinks’s latest work is a tense thriller that explores gaslighting, the different kinds of abuse people inflict upon one another and the way this abuse can ripple through generations...Shelter is an engrossing read that calls to be finished in one sitting.’
Books+Publishing
‘[Jinks] is a masterful storyteller, able to easily carry the narrative exigences of plot and character regardless of genre…[she] knows how to dole out the tension, letting the suspense slacken and then ramping up the terror lest you become complacent for a few minutes.'
Guardian
‘Cranking up the suspense with methodical focus, [Shelter is] a brutally effective potboiler.’
Big Issue
‘A masterful grasp of tension.’
SA Weekend
'Shelter is a propulsive thriller that is also distinctive in its plot, vision and style. Jinks has a painterly eye: her images, even in a pared-back thriller, are always arresting and acute…Masterfully developed.’
ABR
'Assured, unsettling… Jinks’s sensitive exploration of the theme of trust between women who share similar trauma will resonate with many.’
Publisher’s Weekly (starred review)
December 4, 2020
Violent exes and lives torn apart by fear. Meg lives nearly alone on rough land. She has a nice job she enjoys, an older dog she loves and a few hens she adores. Her life isn't easy and it isn't always peaceful but it's hers and she likes it.
But our story moves very quickly to a pass off - a women with 2 children on the run from a violent husband. She is passed off to Meg to hide at her house for a few weeks before the next house and pass off point opens up.
However, this new mother is testing Meg's boundaries and patience right off. The mom on the run is paranoid, afraid of every noise and is keeping Meg both up all night and up early in the morning. She is calling all hours at her job - she's positive someone is around the house, someone is watching. She's sure her husband has found them.
It was interesting to try to work around what was happening. I spent time trying to piece apart everyone's stories and enjoyed learning Meg's backstory because it finished rounding out the whole story. This is a well written, fast moving story.
But I'm disappointed by the end. I wish it had ended differently.
But our story moves very quickly to a pass off - a women with 2 children on the run from a violent husband. She is passed off to Meg to hide at her house for a few weeks before the next house and pass off point opens up.
However, this new mother is testing Meg's boundaries and patience right off. The mom on the run is paranoid, afraid of every noise and is keeping Meg both up all night and up early in the morning. She is calling all hours at her job - she's positive someone is around the house, someone is watching. She's sure her husband has found them.
It was interesting to try to work around what was happening. I spent time trying to piece apart everyone's stories and enjoyed learning Meg's backstory because it finished rounding out the whole story. This is a well written, fast moving story.
But I'm disappointed by the end. I wish it had ended differently.
August 28, 2021
Trigger warnings: emotionally abusive relationships (in the past), mentions of domestic violence, animal death,
I've been meaning to read this since it came out at the beginning of the year because I've read probably a dozen Catherine Jinks books over the years - the first was Pagan's Crusade in Year 7 - and yet I haven't read a single book that she's written for adults. They've all been YA or middle grade. So when I read the blurb, I was SUPER curious to see what she could do with a) an adult book and b) a thriller.
And the answer is that she gave me a story that was utterly gripping and decidedly creepy. I stayed up until 2am reading because I was SO desperate to know what was going to happen next and how the story would play out. I did guess a couple of the twists and turns, but the way they played out kept me guessing all the same. All in all, I'm very glad I finally picked this up and I'll definitely be looking out for more of Jinks' adult work in the future!
I've been meaning to read this since it came out at the beginning of the year because I've read probably a dozen Catherine Jinks books over the years - the first was Pagan's Crusade in Year 7 - and yet I haven't read a single book that she's written for adults. They've all been YA or middle grade. So when I read the blurb, I was SUPER curious to see what she could do with a) an adult book and b) a thriller.
And the answer is that she gave me a story that was utterly gripping and decidedly creepy. I stayed up until 2am reading because I was SO desperate to know what was going to happen next and how the story would play out. I did guess a couple of the twists and turns, but the way they played out kept me guessing all the same. All in all, I'm very glad I finally picked this up and I'll definitely be looking out for more of Jinks' adult work in the future!
May 7, 2021
A little dark, but wow, what a ride if you don't mind the heavy subject matter. Also, some domestic violence triggers here. But, if you enjoy psychological thrillers and don't have an issue with the subject matter, this is a good read.
January 8, 2021
I enjoyed it for the most part until the final character motivations were revealed. I just don't find the aftermath that realistic. Further, making a certain type of person the villain makes me uncomfortable.
December 28, 2020
4.5 stars.
Shelter by Catherine Jinks is a poignant mystery set in the Australian bush.
After her divorce from her abusive husband, Keith, Meg Lowry starts over with the couple's only daughter, Emily. But when Emily moves away, Meg purchases land and a house outside the small town of Bulwell. She does not have much but she is content working a couple of days a week in town. Given her own struggle to escape her marriage, Meg is quick to say yes when a friend asks her to allow Nerine and her two daughters to stay with her for a short time. Meg soon has serious reservations about Nerine who is jittery and frightened her violent husband Duncan will find her and their daughters, Analiese and Colette. Exhausted and worried, will Meg give in to Nerine's pressure to borrow a gun to protect them?
Meg has serious regrets about not leaving Keith sooner so she does not hesitate to help Nerine. She knows the detrimental effects abuse has on children, so she does not allow her own concerns to change her mind about assisting Nerine and the girls. While Nerine is difficult to calm down, Meg adores Ana and Colette.
Nerine does not like the isolation and wide open spaces which make up Meg's property. She has wild mood swings and she refuses to believe Meg's reassurances they are safe. As strange things begin to occur around her house, Meg cannot decide whether her Keith is to blame or if Duncan has found them. Nerine is fixated on obtaining a gun and Meg's resistance begins to wane. Will borrowing a gun calm her temporary houseguests fears?
Shelter is a dark and gritty mystery that has a unique plot and an atmospheric setting. Meg is a sympathetic character who is flawed yet likable. Nerine is irritating but her children are absolutely adorable. Meg's property and the surrounding area spring vibrantly to life. With stunning plot twists, Catherine Jinks brings this riveting mystery to bittersweet conclusion. I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend this brilliant mystery to fans of the genre.
Shelter by Catherine Jinks is a poignant mystery set in the Australian bush.
After her divorce from her abusive husband, Keith, Meg Lowry starts over with the couple's only daughter, Emily. But when Emily moves away, Meg purchases land and a house outside the small town of Bulwell. She does not have much but she is content working a couple of days a week in town. Given her own struggle to escape her marriage, Meg is quick to say yes when a friend asks her to allow Nerine and her two daughters to stay with her for a short time. Meg soon has serious reservations about Nerine who is jittery and frightened her violent husband Duncan will find her and their daughters, Analiese and Colette. Exhausted and worried, will Meg give in to Nerine's pressure to borrow a gun to protect them?
Meg has serious regrets about not leaving Keith sooner so she does not hesitate to help Nerine. She knows the detrimental effects abuse has on children, so she does not allow her own concerns to change her mind about assisting Nerine and the girls. While Nerine is difficult to calm down, Meg adores Ana and Colette.
Nerine does not like the isolation and wide open spaces which make up Meg's property. She has wild mood swings and she refuses to believe Meg's reassurances they are safe. As strange things begin to occur around her house, Meg cannot decide whether her Keith is to blame or if Duncan has found them. Nerine is fixated on obtaining a gun and Meg's resistance begins to wane. Will borrowing a gun calm her temporary houseguests fears?
Shelter is a dark and gritty mystery that has a unique plot and an atmospheric setting. Meg is a sympathetic character who is flawed yet likable. Nerine is irritating but her children are absolutely adorable. Meg's property and the surrounding area spring vibrantly to life. With stunning plot twists, Catherine Jinks brings this riveting mystery to bittersweet conclusion. I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend this brilliant mystery to fans of the genre.
January 5, 2021
Last year I really got into reading thrillers and so I was very excited to pick up Shelter. Unfortunately, I’ve come away quite disappointed. To start, what I did like about this book was the pacing of particular scenes. There were moments in this book I could feel my pulse elevating as I read, the tone in some places was spot on. The rest of the book however fell a little flat, especially in regard to the characters. I want to avoid spoilers, but what I will say is I found most of the characters to be one dimensional with either very little or very confusing motivations. The book has quite a lot of Meg’a reflections and context peppered throughout in the way of almost “flashback” type scenes, but I feel like we could have benefited from getting those about Nerine as well? Overall, if you’re new to the genre I might suggest starting out with a book like Shelter. Just enough suspense to make up for the underwhelming plot.
February 18, 2021
Tricky one to review. Excellent writing, and the feeling of dread and fear conjured is both realistic and nauseating. However, the ending wasn't great.
October 24, 2022
Meg lives alone on the outskirts of a small Australian town, and having had an abusive partner volunteers to take in Nerine and her 2 small daughters who are on the run from Nerine's violent husband. The tension builds from early in the novel, with Meg receiving crank phone calls late at night, strange noises outside, and Nerine terrified that her husband will find them. Some of Meg's decisions didn't always help their situation so while I empathised with her, at times she was down right annoying. Overall a gripping read with a few plot twists thrown in for good measure.
March 13, 2021
Meg, a victim of domestic violence, takes in a woman and her two young children escaping their abusive husband/father but all is not what it seems. Set in regional New South Wales this thriller, ticks along nicely. The descriptions of place are good and in the first third/half of the book I felt the tension rising as I read. The book's portrayal of domestic violence and its consequences are gritty, dark and not sugar coated however, the emotion was missing, perhaps at the expense of building tension? Unfortunately, for me the second half didn't quite live up to the expectations set by the first. The story line suddenly became predictable and the somewhat hurried ending just didn't match the rest of the book. As the conclusion unfolded I found myself asking what? Why? Really?
May 30, 2022
Confronting thriller based on domestic and family violence and especially emotional with kids involved. It was a gripping book based on an Australian property in the bush - I loved the suspense and turns it took, although the end seemed a bit rushed. I listened to it as an audio book and it was brilliantly read by Leah McLeod.
January 24, 2021
Good rural thriller, about a woman helping to safeguard a woman and her daughters from domestic abuse. Without any spoilers, I really liked the ending. I think it was quite a different ending to your usual thriller.
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