When I Was Ten

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The 'case' itself was juicy, but some of it was a bit confusing. Reading over the synopsis, I now see what I originally assumed to be a known fact throughout the book was actually supposed to be a twist. And the storyline with the MP was totally unnecessary and inconsequential to how the plot unravelled. Where do I begin ......? Take a deep breathe!! Firstly I was 100% hooked by this book and was taken on a dark and twisty journey that has left me breathless and feeling like I’ve been in a tumble drier on a high setting!! For sure, it changes the viewpoint but it doesn't change what we're doing. In fact it enhances what we're doing. We need to go harder, stronger. This is what it is. It's been about refocus as much as anything. I was absolutely riveted from first to last. Brilliantly written and brilliantly executed’ Cari Rosen, editor of Gransnet When I Was Ten also examines the powerful influence of social media and the press, and the ways in which the users of social media can and do flout the law.

We’re introduced to the players in the past – when all are children – in the aftermath of the murders before skipping forward to the present when we’re in the heads of two women, Brinley and Catherine. And here Cummins doesn’t pull any punches, as the book opens with us being told the latter will soon be dead. So…. there’s that. Dark, creepy and ultimately compassionate… a chilling look at the consequences of a childhood gone wrong’ – JP Delaney I won't go into much detail in terms of plot for fearing of spoiling anything, but will say that I had a more than one real double take moment, almost exclaiming "wait... what?!" out loud. The mysteries unfold at a perfect pace, drawing the reader in further while keeping some tantalisingly out of reach.

This will be an important moment both for him and for the Kazakh children who love to play football.” When I was ten follows two sisters, and their old next-door neighbour/closest friend. Years of humiliation and abuse from their parents culminates in the murder of both parents during the night. All of the girls tell lies about what happened that night, but secrets have a habit of getting out. Thank you NetGalley and Pan Macmillan for a copy of When I was Ten by Fiona Cummins. This is the first book from the author I have read, and I will make sure that I will seek out the other books she has written.

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