Blame- Patricia Dixon- Crime/psychological fiction
A book of crime, and a read of hope. Many yeas ago Frankie and her two
friends were witnesses to a murder. The perpetrator Herbert was caught
and imprisoned. He is now due to be released and thinks he would have
got away with it had it not been for “ three interfering girls''. Margaret
has always liked Herbert and on his release he is going to move in with
her. For the last fourteen years she has been shunned by the community
for being on the side of a known murderer. Frankie also had a close call-
with a knife when she lived in Elkdale. She has now changed her name
and moved away but is about to make a much larger move- to France
where no one will know her background and she can finally put the
past behind her where it belongs however she has just begun a new
relationship- something she has steered away from but Jed seems
very different from her previous experiences. Herbert wants to seek
revenge but time isn't on his side as he has terminal cancer.
I so loved this. There are several threads in this: one of crime, one
of past crimes, one looking to the future and one of bitterness and
blame- all clevely interwoven. A woman of hope wanting to put the
past behind her as many of us do, but those all so surprising glimpses
of something that reginite and fan the flames of what has gone
before and what still may stand in our way. I loved Frankie and the
very positive determination of Jed as the guiding light. Justice?
That you’ll have to read to find out and maybe even decide for
yourself. The past is behind us, step into the future.
One to remember, one stunning read.
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