Trespass

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Complex, profound and devastatingly timely, this brilliant psychological suspense explores the twisted world of undercover operations, the most secretive part of the secret state where nothing is sacred and no one cares to count the cost. Aside from that minor caveat, I would recommend this book. It can be read simply for the pleasure of the author' prose, characters and story; or one can read it for the pleasure of exploring the baser instincts of human beings and what they drive us to do.

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It is rare - not impossible - but rare to discover after reading just the one book that you may have found another favourite author to add to your coterie. That happened with Clare Clark, author of The Great Stink, as well as other novels in the historical genre that I have yet to get my hands on and sink my teeth into.

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I liked the main character Eliza, at last a heroine that doesn't devote her entire existence to finding a man to love her. although this was refreshing- I did feel slightly bereft of a happy ever after. I like loose ends to be tied up, so what happened after? and where did Petey go?! As a teenager, Tess falls into environmental activism – and the arms of an older, charismatic protester. She has never been happier. When he suddenly disappears, leaving her pregnant and alone, she is shattered. Slowly, though, she rebuilds a life for herself and her daughter Mia. ‘We’re all we need,’ she sings to Mia as they dance around the kitchen. ‘Me and you, us two.’

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Overall the story is somewhat heavy and dark, but has a very satisfactory ending. Not a wrapped-up-with-a-bow-happily-ever-after type ending, but a realistic, pleasing ending nonetheless. All of the characters are distinctly unlikable, perhaps with the exception of Mary, a mentally handicapped maid, but really only because the reader must pity her sad life as the apothecary's living experiment.

Long Arm Tom is a lonely old man who finds comfort in the company of an ugly dog. He makes his living collecting rats from the sewers and selling them to tavern owners like Frank Brassey who runs a rat pit for the Fancy in his parlor. William and Tom spend a fair amount of time in the sewers and eventually their paths cross. Book ring book for Bookcrossing.com . I had forgotten all about this one. Must read and send on before Apr 4. under observation in the ICU for at least the next few days. After that, if her condition was stable, there was a hospice in Brest. The staff were wonderful and it had a garden. They would do everything they could to make her comfortable. Ugaz’s case is all too familiar in Peru, where powerful groups regularly use the courts to silence journalists by fabricating criminal allegations against them.’ The book is supposed to cover her change of heart, from this cold hateful girl into a caring woman. It certainly does this, but offers no context. One days she hates Mary--another victim of the mad scientist, and a chapter later, she's trying to save her life. There's some thread through the book about St. Paul's dome, but it never amounts to anything important.

Trespass by Clare Clark | Hachette UK

This book had a huge amount of promise. I liked the premise, but I never bonded with the heroine and overall it didn't hold my attention.

Edinburgh Gliterary Lunch with Laura Barnett and Clare Clark

The descriptions of London streets, the vendors, smells, lights, poverty existing with the majesty of the newly built dome of St Paul's etc are wonderful to read about. What a long way the beautiful city of London has come.