A Good Read

An Unwanted Inheritance by Imogen Clark tells the story of three siblings and a suitcase full of cash.

When their father dies unexpectedly, siblings Max, Ellie and Nathan can’t even contemplate emptying his house - not least because he spent his last decade curating what feels like a museum, so it is Max’s wife, Caroline, who offers to make a start and finds the suitcase under a bed.

The source of the money is a mystery to them all, and each has a strong opinion about what to do with it. Ellie and her husband James have an expensive lifestyle to maintain and could do with their share of the windfall - James in particular, for reasons he doesn’t dare reveal. Nathan can’t be trusted with money, as the others all know; he’s desperate to get his hands on some (or all) of the cash. But Caroline is the one guarding the suitcase, and she’s insisting to Max that they keep everything above board and take it to the police.

The siblings have always been close. But now, with this money threatening to topple everything they thought they knew about their father and their family, nothing seems certain.

The story is filled with moral dilemmas and explores relationships between the siblings, as well as the couples.

I enjoyed it.

∼ Happy Reading∼ 

Polly x