The woman at 46 Heath Street

                                                                                           


The last letter is addressed to me. No stamp, swirly handwriting in black ink. I pull out a piece of paper, stiffening when I read the message. Hands trembling, the note slides to the floor. 

Your husband is having an affair. 

Six words written in neat block letters. 

Six words slipped through her letterbox, destroying her marriage, exposing Ella’s perfect life as perfect lies. 

But Ella has a plan: Alice is the answer to her problems. A lodger, to help keep her afloat, a friend, to keep the loneliness at bay. 

Only Alice has her own reasons for wanting to live at 46 Heath Street… 

If you loved The Wife Between Us, The Girl on The Train and The Secret Mother, you will be totally hooked by this twisty and gripping read about family secrets, marriage betrayal and the dark side of love. 

The Woman at 46 Heath Street by Lesley Sanderson

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About the author

Lesley attended the Curtis Brown Creative 6 month novel writing course in 2015/6, and in 2017 The Orchid Girls (then On The Edge) was shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish fiction prize.

The Orchid Girls is her first psychological thriller.

Lesley spends her days writing in coffee shops in Kings Cross where she lives and works as a librarian. She loves the atmosphere and eclectic mix of people in the area. Lesley discovered Patricia Highsmith as a teenager and has been hooked on psychological thrillers ever since. She is particularly interested in the psychology of female relationships.

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My Review

I love a good, twisty psychological thriller and this one will keep you on the edge of your seat. I loved the two stories centred around a house overlooking the Heath and the connections between them. The trope of the lodger turning out to have an ulterior motive is a familiar one but the author manages to throw in a few red herrings and deliver a twist at the end. The protagonist, Ella, is shown at her most vulnerable at the start, so of course, the reader is rooting for her, especially when we see what a cold and manipulative person her cheating husband is. Ella however, manages to find an inner strength to deal with what life has thrown at her. Some great supporting characters and a marvellous insight into the male and female psyche.