A Good Read

I Made A Mistake by Jane Corry

YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO DO IT.
IT WAS ONLY ONCE.
BUT NOW HE'S DEAD, AND SOMEONE HAS TO PAY . .

In Poppy’s mind, there are two types of women in this world: those who are faithful to their husbands, and those who are not. Until now, Poppy has never questioned which one she was, but when handsome, charming Matthew Gordon walks back into her life after almost two decades, that changes. 
Once an aspiring actress Poppy now runs an agency providing extras for film and TV roles. At the Association of Supporting Artistes and Agents' Christmas party she bumps into Matthew Gordon. When they were at drama school, they were an item for three years but Gordon broke Poppy's heart when he left her for another student.

Now married with two daughters, she shares her home with her mother-in-law Betty. Betty and Poppy are very close, more like mother and daughter. Although happily married, a recent series of events leaves Poppy feeling lonely and unsupported, and in a hotel in Worthing the following week Gordon happens to be in the same town and they spend the night together.

The story is told alternately between Poppy and Betty, and is interspersed with scenes at The Central Criminal Court where a murder trial is underway.
Betty tells her story to Poppy in a series of letters describing her life with her deceased husband Jock, a selfish, controlling and imperious man who has since passed away. A marriage that Betty considered a mistake, but behaved as the social pressures dictated at the time and stayed with him. She opens up to Poppy, revealing secrets and regrets from a very naïve and oppressed young woman.

Jane Corry turns the tables brilliantly from excitement to a rapid descent into fear and dread. 

It’s a very good psychological crime story.

∼ Happy Reading ∼ 

Polly x