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The Clock Maker's Daughter by Kate Morton

I love Kate Morton's books, this one was set in the UK, mostly in the present time and the 1860's. Elodie Winslow is working as an archivist in London and starts researching the contents of an old leather satchel, an old photograph and a sketch book. In the sketch book there is a drawing of a house. The style of the house and its situation on a bend in the river sparks a long forgotten memory of when Elodie was a young child and her mother would tell her a bedtime fairy story about an old house.

Elodie's search for answers leads her to her great uncle Tip. Tip tells Elodie that the fairy story about the house on the bend in the river came from him and that he used to tell the fairy story to Elodie's mother.

I like the way the history of the house and the people who lived there was gradually told through multiple voices of the people who lived in the house.

Just Before I Died by S. K. Tremayne

This was set in the present time in the UK in a small village near Dartmoor National Park. Kath and her husband Adam and daughter Lyla live in a house on Huckerby Farm, close to the moor.

Kath is trying to remember the day she nearly died, Lyla is upset by what she saw and Adam blames Kath.

This was about families, secrets a secret stalker, an evil stalker and the lonely moors, Creepy.

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarity

This was set in Australia in the present time. It was about nine people who needed to change their lives. They book into a health retreat but soon find out the retreat is more than they expected. This was about families, loss and grief.

Table For Eight by Tricia Stringer

This was set in the present time mostly on board the cruise ship Diamond Duchess. Ketty Clift is on a ten day cruise of South Pacific Islands. She is assigned a table that seats 8 people. Christine and Frank are a young couple cruising with Christine’s father, Bernard. Maude and Celia are cruising together. There is also Jim who is cruising on his own.

Ketty tries to make everyone happy but soon finds they all have secrets and hidden agendas. This novel was about relationships, families and cruising.

Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica

Set in Chicago and in a Michigan harbor town in the present time. Quinn'e room mate Esther disappears in the middle of the night. The police are not very interested. So Quinn asks her friend Ben to help decipher the clues left behind  in Esther's room.

In a small harbor town in Michigan, Alex working in a coffee shop and is attracted to a young woman who frequents the coffee shop. 

He notices her interest in the building across the road from the coffee shop. Each day Alex discovers a little more about the mysterious young woman and her interest in the abandoned house near where Alex lives.

This story was told by Alex and Quinn over four days. It is about family relationships, friendships, revenge and identity.

The Girl He Used To Know by Tracey Garvis Graves

Annika watches how other people behave and interact and tries to copy. Sometimes she gets it right. I loved the way Annika’s character was developed.

This novel switches between Annika and Jonathon and describes their relationship in 1991 and 2001.

I loved the ending. This novel was set mostly in Chicago in 2001 and 1991. Annika is working as a librarian, she is out shopping when she accidentally meets Jonathon, an old boyfriend from 10 years ago.

The chance encounter sparks memories of their relationship and what went wrong.

Annika has autism, she has a good memory, is good at chess but struggles in social situations.

Her roommate, Jannice helps her get through College. After College Annika is on her own and has to learn how to socialize.