The Loneliness Trap

I really enjoyed this book - there is a slow build up which sets the scene and I enjoyed the descriptive prose around the main characters who are well-rounded and believable. The pace picks up as the anti-hero emerges and never lets go after that. It’s a well-written page-turner and I feel ripe for a follow up.

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Is it better to be alone or do you need a man?
When Gwen’s husband leaves her she is sooo lonely. She asks her son to help her set up a dating account, The second man sweeps her off her feet. Is he for real? But as time goes on she begins to notice things- is he using her? Is this what she wants? As things begin to tumble Gwen finds the strength to be herself, strong, alone, and maybe, a new man.

This is a remarkably assured debut. It's breathtakingly stylish and beautifully crafted. Anyone who knows their George Eliot will appreciate the names of the three sisters at the heart of this story: Dorothea, Gwen and Maggie. It is Gwen who changes all their lives after loneliness threatens to engulf her in middle age.
I loved the emotional depth of the story. It is easy to lose oneself in the beguiling and evocative plot. The author paints an atmospheric picture of life in suburban London and later rural Cornwall.
Gwen's love for a man she has met via Internet dating is scratched away at by her sisters' and her son's doubts about him. The shifting sands of family relationships are perfectly observed as Gwen battles to regain her own self-love.

Really enjoyed this well written novel.The characters come alive the anti hero picked up the pace of the story.Will be reading more by this author.#netgalley #the bookguild

I loved this book and couldn't put it down. I loved the characters and the suspense. Looking forward to reading more by the author!

When I read the blurb, I knew instantly that I would love this book. I was completely blown away, the author literally had me gripped throughout. The story is, a woman going through divorce, seeing her ex husband remarry. She never thought she would be in this place at the age of fifty plus. She’s extremely lonely, her lad at uni, living his own life. But Gwen is not very social, so she thinks sod it, I’m going to start looking for companionship.
She finds someone nice. A big BUT, as the time goes on, she starts to see the real Tom. The book goes onto darker themes, seeing people’s real colours.