Into the Darkest Corner

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Still, she does need help, and I like how Haynes balances out Catherine’s wariness of Stuart with her desire to get better.

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Told in a dual timeline we switch between the past confident Catherine and the present terrified one as we gradually learn what has happened to her. Into the Darkest Corner is a difficult book to read, and I mean that as a testament to how amazing it is. If you’re not afraid of reading difficult scenes and are looking for a tense and unsettling thriller, then I can highly recommend this one. It’s well written, and the author’s knowledge of the issues surrounding domestic violence shines through. Elizabeth Haynes is a former police intelligence analyst, a civilian role that involves determining patterns in offending and criminal behavior.For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Into the Darkest Corner written by Elizabeth Haynes which was published in 2007-2-13. Our South coast-based book group had been starved of a good book for a month or two, so it was with some excitement that we stumbled across the buzz on Twitter about Elizabeth Haynes’ compelling debut novel Into the Darkest Corner.

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I’d always thought of domestic abuse as something that happened to ‘other people’, but it affects many couples and families from every part of society and is often very well hidden. The alternating chapters showing Catherine's life leading up to and after a specific event, unravel the story at an excellent pace and felt myself holding my breath in several places as it drew me right in.

BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. The prime players are fully developed with the changes from happy Catherine to crippled Cathy appallingly frightening. Among the most empowering things, therefore, for a victim of crime to hear, apart from that the perpetrator has been caught, are “You’re not alone” and “It’s not your fault. I do wish I saw a bit more of Lee’s charming side, just so I can understand how Catherine could have fallen so hard, and how her friends could have been so won over. Os primeiros capítulos são bem cansativos, até aprendermos todo a rotina de Cathy antes de sair de casa, as verificações te incomodam na boca do estômago.