BLOOD SISTERS ....
What happens when a women refuses to accept the horrors that life has meted out to her? Meet Lucinda Beste ... accident victim, orphan: ignorant of her parentage, raised by an uncommunicative grandmother. Now married and a victim of domestic violence, Lucinda finds she is unable to have children, and subsequently develops an obsessive-compulsive disorder and a tendency to self-harm. Eventually something snaps in the ungainly and angst-ridden Lucinda ... yet another vicious beating prompts her to murder her abusive police-officer husband, Graham, making his death appear accidental. Discovering that she is to be the recipient of a considerable legacy ... Graham’s ill-gotten gains ... Lucinda uses the money to eclipse her old identity and persona, morphing into the seemingly indomitable academic, Dr Meg Scrivens. Whilst exercising her fearsome intellect that has, until now, lain dormant, Meg stomps around her university’s Sociology Department in her red DMs, terrifying colleagues and students alike and plotting the downfall of her despised boss, Professor Flint.
As she moves into this new and adrenaline-charged phase of her life, Meg acquires two new friends, Tisi and Alex, and the three women settle down to what appears to be a life of domesticity in London. But all is not as it seems beneath their carefully cultivated veneer of normality ... for there are two other abusive partners to get rid of now: art dealer, Killian Fitzherbert, Alex’s old lover, and shady underworld crook, Sonny Lavender, Tisi’s erstwhile partner. Together the three women embark on an orgy of killing, at the same time indulging in a very unusual social life. As they transform their identities they become, in effect, The Three Furies: Megaera, Tisiphone and Alecto ... Meg, Tisi and Alex, hell-bent on vengeance. Until love and friendship get in the way …
As it moves between London, Cornwall, Istanbul and the west of Ireland, this story ... with its larger than life characters and elements of fantasy, horror, and the supernatural ... is something of a modern-day fairytale.
But a fairytale for adults only...
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I downloaded this book not quite knowing what to expect, but I was gripped from the outset. Meg Scrivens' story is one of a survivor, a woman who, as the author indicates, is not one to take things lying down. At rock bottom, she picks herself up and blasts her way into a new way of life ... one where the rules are all hers ... at least to begin with. This is unfortunate for her horrible husband, Graham, who, frankly, deserved all he got, as did some of the other characters in the story. But be prepared - some of the scenes in the book are quite graphic and the characters are larger than life (American Psycho came to mind at points). My favourite character was Scary but I won't spoil things for the reader by describing him here. Rather, download the book for yourself and see how things come good for three of life's victims - Meg, Tisi and Alex, no longer content with victimhood.Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
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This book is somewhat of a departure from the author's previous novel, Ghost of Gallipoli, which I also read, although I thought it was equally well-written and the story, while challenging, certainly gripped me. From a male perspective, Blood Sisters made quite uncomfortable reading, although one could argue that the three female protagonists, led by the formidable Meg Scrivens, were justified in their actions. As is often the case, and without giving away the storyline, the end could be said to justify the means. And I believe that the book has an important message for the reader, and for male readers in particular, especially at this time with the many reports in the media of male abuse of women. As with Ghost of Gallipoli, the reader is kept on tenterhooks until the final part of the story. In my opinion it was well worth the wait.
As she moves into this new and adrenaline-charged phase of her life, Meg acquires two new friends, Tisi and Alex, and the three women settle down to what appears to be a life of domesticity in London. But all is not as it seems beneath their carefully cultivated veneer of normality ... for there are two other abusive partners to get rid of now: art dealer, Killian Fitzherbert, Alex’s old lover, and shady underworld crook, Sonny Lavender, Tisi’s erstwhile partner. Together the three women embark on an orgy of killing, at the same time indulging in a very unusual social life. As they transform their identities they become, in effect, The Three Furies: Megaera, Tisiphone and Alecto ... Meg, Tisi and Alex, hell-bent on vengeance. Until love and friendship get in the way …
As it moves between London, Cornwall, Istanbul and the west of Ireland, this story ... with its larger than life characters and elements of fantasy, horror, and the supernatural ... is something of a modern-day fairytale.
But a fairytale for adults only...
BLOOD SISTERS
NOW AVAILABLE on Amazon - for Kindle, Kindle Fire, iPad, iPhone etc
At:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blood-Sisters-ebook/dp/B00AM0WG5A
http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Sisters-ebook/dp/B00AM0WG5A
Reviews for BLOOD SISTERS:
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Ms. P. M. Doherty - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) This review is from: Blood Sisters (Kindle Edition)
I downloaded this book not quite knowing what to expect, but I was gripped from the outset. Meg Scrivens' story is one of a survivor, a woman who, as the author indicates, is not one to take things lying down. At rock bottom, she picks herself up and blasts her way into a new way of life ... one where the rules are all hers ... at least to begin with. This is unfortunate for her horrible husband, Graham, who, frankly, deserved all he got, as did some of the other characters in the story. But be prepared - some of the scenes in the book are quite graphic and the characters are larger than life (American Psycho came to mind at points). My favourite character was Scary but I won't spoil things for the reader by describing him here. Rather, download the book for yourself and see how things come good for three of life's victims - Meg, Tisi and Alex, no longer content with victimhood.Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
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ACH - See all my reviews This review is from: Blood Sisters (Kindle Edition)
This book is somewhat of a departure from the author's previous novel, Ghost of Gallipoli, which I also read, although I thought it was equally well-written and the story, while challenging, certainly gripped me. From a male perspective, Blood Sisters made quite uncomfortable reading, although one could argue that the three female protagonists, led by the formidable Meg Scrivens, were justified in their actions. As is often the case, and without giving away the storyline, the end could be said to justify the means. And I believe that the book has an important message for the reader, and for male readers in particular, especially at this time with the many reports in the media of male abuse of women. As with Ghost of Gallipoli, the reader is kept on tenterhooks until the final part of the story. In my opinion it was well worth the wait.