Rating: 2/5
Review:
Not for me
I am out of step with the great majority of readers, but I'm
afraid I didn't get on with The Innocent Wife.
Sam, an insecure and lonely teacher from England,
falls for a man on Death Row in Florida
with whose case she has been fascinated for years. She visits him in the Florida
jail, becomes involved in the making of a new documentary about the case and
then delightedly agrees to marry him. As
the book and the research for the film progress, we get a psychological study
of Sam and a "did he/didn't he?" plot which becomes very sinister and
threatening.
My problem with the book is principally that I simply didn't
find Sam's character either interesting
or convincing. I can see the points Amy
Lloyd is making, but I just didn't believe it, somehow. Added to this a plot which felt very
well-worn and, frankly, I just lost interest.
I'm sorry to be critical of a decently-written book, and
especially of a first novel, but that's my honest reaction. I seem to be virtually alone in this so don't
let me put you off; plenty of thoughtful readers enjoyed The Innocent Wife very
much, but it wasn't for me.
(I received an ARC via NetGalley)
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