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 Forgive Me by Susan Lewis

Forgive Me by Susan Lewis -womens psychological fiction

A very interesting informative, inspirational  read. Claudia and her daughter

Jasmine along with Claudia's mother Marcy have escaped. Escaped from

their past life- they have changed their names and moved to another part of

the country making up a new history for themselves. Behind them is an

abusive husband who is now in prison for insider information and money

laundering but they fear recriminations as they have some important

documents which could infer others in the case. After a while and

beginning to make new friends and lives for themselves Claudia and

Marcy independently tell the police as there is a search on for them

as missing persons. They know that they have nothing to do with

the case but are aware that there may be repercussions. I enjoyed

this- its a well crafted and cleverly thought out plot. I liked Claudia

and shuddered at her hearing the abusive voice from her past.

This is about restorative justice- something I only partly knew

about. Wow! What a powerful and interesting way to put this across.

For those not in the know this is where, in the right circumstances

(very much analyzed before hand), the victim(s) of crime meet

the perpetrator with the end goal being that there is benefit and closure for

both parties- a controversial topic of conversation Im sure- but this story does

show how it can very much be used for the good and from personal

experience I can see that it would, for me, have brought some closure and

possibly healing. This made me smile and it made me cry.

One of my 5** reads- about 10% of what I read in a year ( about 220 books )

only earnt by the very special ones and this one deserves it in spades. Loved it .  

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Susan Lewis Forgive Me 12th November 2020 | Hardback| £12.99 An emotionally gripping story about love, family and restorative justice from the Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Lewis. ‘A master storyteller’- Dianne Chamberlain ‘Full of drama, intrigue with so many twists and turns, I promise you'll be surprised and captivated right to the end!' Carmel Harrington ‘Instantly engaging characters and a thrilling denouement’ Lisa Ballantyne Susan Lewis is the internationally bestselling author of over forty books across the genres of family drama, thriller, suspense and crime, including One Minute Later and Home Truths and My Lies, Your Lies. Susan’s novels have sold nearly three million copies in the UK alone. She is also the author of Just One More Day and One Day at a Time, the moving memoirs of her childhood in Bristol during the 1960s. Susan has previously worked as a secretary in news and current affairs before training as a production assistant working on light entertainment and drama. She’s lived in Hollywood and the South of France, but now resides in Gloucestershire with husband James, two stepsons and dogs.

About Forgive Me: I can’t forgive myself. Not after what I did. Could you? This is Claudia Winters’s last chance for a fresh start. Changing her name and leaving her old life behind, she has fled to the small town of Kesterly with her mother and daughter. Here, she hopes they can be safe for the first time in years. But the past can’t stay hidden forever. And even as Claudia makes new friends and builds a new life, she can’t help feeling it’s all about to catch up with her… Until one disastrous night changes everything forever.