Review of The House Across the Street by Lesley Pearse

I couldn't wait to read this latest book.  I am a big fan of Lesley's books and have the whole back catalogue and this one was another winner.  It kept me reading well into the night.

This story follows a young girl called Katy.  She lives in a normal house, in a normal street with an almost normal family but a when a fire rips through the house opposite and the finger of blame is pointed at her father, things take a drastic change.

The owner of the house is tragically killed but as her story unravels and we find out the reason for the mysterious visitors it is easy to relate the domestic abuse to the thousands of cases that we hear of today.  The is a gently handed aspect of the book and one that many people can probably relate to.  It seems though although today big leaps have been made in the help that women can get, the reality is that things haven't changed a great deal.

When Katy decided to play detective she finds herself in a life threatening situation and she has definitely bitten off more than she can chew. Will her friends find her in time or does she have the means to escape herself.

As the story unravels and the back story to the characters is unravelled you can't help the tears that well in your eyes. I didn't want this book to end.    It's a heavy subject that is written lightly but intensely with the magic of family, friendship and love cleverly interwoven,

You need to read this book,