mrs_mander_reads
Written on Jul 15, 2021
TW for all the things: human trafficking, rape, drug abuse, kidnapping, trauma related to childbirth.
'Outstanding. The best thriller in years' MARTINA COLE
'One of the best thrillers I have read in years' THE OBSERVER
'I couldn't put it down. A visceral nightmare of a book with one of the most evil villains I've come across in a long time. Powerful writing' STEVE CAVANAGH
'Short, sharp shocker' THE TIMES
'an early contender for one of the best books of the year' S MAGAZINE
He is her husband. She is his captive.
Her husband calls her Jane. That is not her name.
She lives in a small farm cottage, surrounded by vast, open fields. Everywhere she looks, there is space. But she is trapped. No one knows how she got to the UK: no one knows she is there. Visitors rarely come to the farm; if they do, she is never seen.
Her husband records her every movement during the day. If he doesn't like what he sees, she is punished.
For a long time, escape seemed impossible. But now, something has changed. She has a reason to live and a reason to fight. Now, she is watching him, and waiting . . .
'A true nail-biter' THE GUARDIAN
'Ratchets up the tension to the point where I had to check my pulse' LIZ NUGENT
'Heart-stoppingly suspenseful, a masterclass in tension' ERIN KELLY
'An unbearably tense read, with incredible writing' RAGNAR JONASSON
'I could not stop reading this! Brilliantly done' DENISE MINA
'Sensational. Claustrophobic, compulsive, and almost unbearably tense it's a heart-in-mouth read that's packed with suspense. Readers will be saying 'just one more page' all the way from the gripping beginning to the heart-stopping end' C.L. TAYLOR
'Seriously nail-biting stuff! I raced through it, my heart in my mouth' EMMA CURTIS
'Tremendously powerful and fantastically written, heart-stopping from page one. Expect to see it on all the award lists' SARAH HILARY
- ISBN10 1529307058
- ISBN13 9781529307054
- Publish Date 7 January 2021
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 November 2024
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Hodder & Stoughton
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English
Reviews
TW for all the things: human trafficking, rape, drug abuse, kidnapping, trauma related to childbirth.
zooloo1983
Written on Jan 3, 2021
I spent the majority of the story cringing, the abuse occurred and the outcome of this abuse. The horror and stories “Jane”‘s body could tell us scared me. The stories the house could tell us scared me. Everything about the book terrifies me. Have I made that impression yet? Even though the tale, the plight, the unforgiving terrain, it was a book that was difficult to put down. I had to get to the end, to see how it would play out, to make sure justice would be served.
It is such a powerful story. A story where we have to not forget ourselves, little tidbits we internally say to make sure we get through the day, to remember our name. To lose our identity is the final blow.
The isolation and the threat that weighs heavily throughout the book. They have their own persona, the threat to keep them in place. But when the veil starts to fall, things come to light but boy does it make for an all unsettling read.
Jane has a strength that is so profound. She carries not only the burden of her life, her sister’s life but she carries us too. She is determined, she is true and she is strong.
The title of the book The Last Thing to Burn is so poignant. Because what is there left when it all burns. If there is anything I learned when reading there is always hope. Hope is what I had throughout the book. Hope is what drove me to race to the end. Hope is what caused me to choke up. There will be hope.
This is an unnerving, chilling, powerhouse of a book. It draws you in, short chapters to entice the need to keep reading. The need to set things right. It is a short sweet review from me because too many words could ruin this book for you, plus I have not got the words for this book, it rendered me speechless. Enjoy that while it lasts!
I am now off for a pallet cleanser!!!