Exiles: A Novel

What an AMAZING read. The answers at the tip of your finger tips and yet still out of reach, until closer to the end.

Love the lead character. Couldn’t put it down.

Such an evocative writer. They should pay her to promote Australia

Absolutely fantastic read! Jane Harper has done it again, keeping the suspense until the very end.

“A million decisions paved the road to a single act, and a single act could be derailed in any one of one of a million ways. But choices had been made–some conscious and considered, some less so–and all of the million paths that had lain ahead, this was the one they found themselves on.” “A decision warped by love.” “For all sorts of reasons…we have connections through this place, through our lives and work and family” But when one mother makes a choice that defies that community’s unspoken expectations, she experiences “what it’s like to suddenly feel exiled from your own community by people you trusted…So a couple of years later, when Kim’s struggling” is it any surprise “she didn’t come to any of us?” “To control one person, a whole lot of other people have to be manipulated…Family, friends, strangers, all of us. We all bought into it.” A baby left in a stroller at the base of a Ferris Wheel. A mother gone missing. A shoe turned up in the water. “A grieving husband and father, taking a break to care for his young daughter and stare at the view? A controlling and violent man, composing himself at the scene of his worst act, before pulling down his mask?” “That moment when you’ve been untangling something for ages–years sometimes–and it can feel like it’s all going nowhere, but then suddenly one thing changes and…the world makes sense. Everything fits together and it’s so clear. I love that bit… ‘cracking the case’...restored the balance a bit. Set something right.” But when the culprit turns out to be unexpected, “Sunk costs are gone…you can’t get them back…They still cost you something.” But those you care about forgive you. “And now that a bit of time’s passed, would any of these normal, decent people have a huge problem with you forgiving yourself?” “All you can do is try to focus on what’s ahead. Try not to let it hold you back from all the good stuff waiting for you. Because, honestly…there’s a lot of good stuff ahead for you.” How far would you go for the people you love? Jane Harper’s Exiles is sure to keep you awake at night!