The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean- Suspense Thriller
A stunning read, a difficult read at times but one to remember. Jane is held captive
in a remote farmhouse. She has four things that are her own- a photograph, an
identity card (that shows that Jane isn't her real name), a book and her sister's
letters. Both of them came over to England with the promise of a better life and
enough wages that they would be able to send some home. It cost them each
eighteen thousand pounds to come over- which must be paid back to the
traffickers who manhandled them over here. They were promised to be working
in a shop (they’re not), they were “guaranteed” to be together and they’re not.
Jane’s sister is allowed to write but Jane can't write back. Lenn has very strict
rules. If she kills him her sister will be deported, the same if she escapes. His
friend Frank at the next farm would see to it so she is trapped where she has
been for the last five years. This isn’t an easy read- it tells of abuse and rape
and oh such a horrible existance. Yes its fiction but modern day slavery is
very much a thing and maybe books like this will highlight the issues even
more. This is about survival and being mentally strong in the very worst
of conditions. Brilliantly written and described, a heartfelt visceral read.
Certainly one I won’t forget. 5*
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