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The Day We Disappeared - Lucy Robinson (2015)

After a tragic event in her childhood, Annie Mulholland has struggled to form trusting relationships with men but when Stephen Flint bursts into her life, she decides to throw caution to the wind. Kate Brady is running from her recent past and has found herself taking on a job as a trainee yard assistant at the equestrian yard of one of the most successful and imposing three-day eventers in the country, Mark Waverley - the only problem, she knows next to nothing about horses! But Kate desperately needs this fresh start, so she gets to work ... shovelling manure! This novel was not what I was expecting. Bang on trend it conceals a darker side that was really gripping and is held together by a wonderfully conceived and surprising plot device. Robinson handles the novel well and although the plot becomes quite tense it never gets overwhelming. And indeed despite the serious tenor of much of the novel, it still has lighter moments and the romance and emotion of contemporary women's fiction. Brilliant characters complete the line-up and all of the male characters in particular are convincing and magnetic - which validates Robinson's plot even more. (JC)



The Day We Disappeared, by Lucy Robinson, is about two women running from their past. The summary says: "Annie has a secret. But if she's not going to tell, we won't either. It's a heart-breaking secret she wishes she didn't have - yet Annie isn't broken, not quite yet. Especially now there's someone out there who seems determined to fix her. Kate has run away. But she's not going to tell us why - that would defeat the point of running, wouldn't it? It's proving difficult to reinvent herself, however, with one person always on her mind. Scratch beneath the surface and nobody is really who they seem. Even Annie and Kate, two old friends, aren't entirely sure who they are any more. Perhaps you can work it out, before their pasts catch up with them for good."

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