The Girl On The Landing
‘Part love story, part psychological thriller’, from the author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

This was recommended to me by a friend who said it shared a similar theme with something I've written. I just dearly hope it was just the theme and that the quality and style of the writing are in no way similar. Only people who know me should read this review TBH. Have some thoughts/observations... (view spoiler)[ T (hide spoiler)]......more

Michael and Elizabeth Gascoigne Elizabeth are both in their thirties and have been married for ten years, a marriage largely devoid of passion, the story is told in both their first persons. "It was what my mother used to call a ‘workable’ marriage.” Michael is an orphan, and owner by inheritance of......more

If you have read Salmon Fishing in Yemen you will enjoy this book, although it is a bit different. I actually found it rather creepy and actually looked behind me when going upstairs at night to bed. The story follows Michael, an unusual bloke, no money worries, crumbling estate in Scotland. He is q......more

Vanaf het begin van het boek groeit een sluimerend gevoel van mysterie, dat uitmondt in onwillekeurige rillingen en nagelbijtende spanning richtingde ontknoping. Moeilijk om weg te leggen, moeilijk ook om los te laten nadat ik het boek definitief dichtklapte.......more

Maybe a rating of 3 stars is a bit unfair. I'm not sure if I enjoyed it more than that but it has left me feeling jittery and unsettled. A sign of good writing....??? Mmm...going to mull it over today. Haha!......more