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The Thing About Clare Kindle Edition

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A dying wish. A devastating secret. Should the truth really stay buried?

The four Bliss siblings have a loving but complicated bond, but when their mother, Dorothy, dies seemingly without a will, this relationship is put to the test. As the mourning siblings try to make sense of the situation, one of them is caught with a secret: before she died, Dorothy entrusted her favourite daughter with her will and a letter—and told her to destroy them both.

Of course it was Anna their mother turned to for this mission. Miriam, the eldest, is far too sensible; Sebastian, the baby, too sensitive; and Clare, the middle child, has always been too rebellious to rely on, and long ago cut herself out of her siblings’ lives.

But what Anna finds in the documents could change everything. Do the other siblings not deserve to know what it is about them that their mother was so desperate to hide? And if it is revealed, will the Bliss family ever be the same again?

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321 pages
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English
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Lake Union Publishing
Publication date

1 Dec. 2018
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A Cosmopolitan Best Book of the Month

”A quiet, finely observed portrait of sibling rivalries.” —Heat Magazine (4 stars)

“An enthralling tale.” —My Weekly

“A compelling drama to snuggle up with on a warm night.” —Woman’s Weekly

“A great portrait of family life and interaction.” —People’s Friend (5 stars)

“I adore Imogen’s writing style—it is warm, familiar, and easily digested.” —Book Club Mumma

“A nostalgic, heartwarming, and emotionally charged read that had me captivated from beginning to the end.” —Book Club Mumma

”A clever family drama.” —Jaffa Reads Too

“A wonderful family drama, with a bit of mystery thrown in.” —Always Need More Books

“A brilliant read with a plot destined to keep readers guessing…” —Bradford Telegraph & Argus

“I really enjoyed this book, and couldn’t put it down.” —Jera’s Jamboree

“Warm and emotionally complex…A family drama that’s hard to disentangle yourself from.” —Nick Alexander, bestselling author of Things We Never Said

About the Author

Imogen Clark lives in Yorkshire, England, with her husband and children. Her first burning ambition was to be a solicitor and so she read Law at Manchester University and then worked for many years at a commercial law firm. After leaving her legal career behind to care for her children, Imogen turned to her second love—books. She returned to university, studying part-time whilst the children were at school, and was awarded a BA in English Literature with First Class Honours. Imogen loves sunshine and travel and longs to live by the sea someday.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07CKRG8TN
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lake Union Publishing (1 Dec. 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2759 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 321 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 2,204 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 44 in Psychological Literary Fiction
- 70 in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Literary Fiction
- 113 in British & Irish Literature

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Imogen Clark writes contemporary fiction about families and secrets. Her books have topped the Amazon kindle chart eight times and Where the Story Starts was shortlisted in the UK for Contemporary Romantic Novel of the year 2020.

Imogen initially qualified as a lawyer but after leaving her legal career behind to care for her four children, she returned to her first love - books. She went back to University, studying English Literature part-time whilst the children were at school. It was a short step from there to writing novels.

Imogen’s great love is travel and she is always planning her next adventure. She lives in Yorkshire with her husband and children.

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A Few Dodgy Mistakes Cost It

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2018

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I greatly enjoyed this and it was my Kindle First selection this month but a few dodgy mistakes in it have cost it the 5* from me, I'm afraid. Firstly, I LOVE that cover.....it's a gorgeous illustration and one I hope she retains instead of messing about changing it.
It's a great family story and covers the years I was a kid as well so brought back a lot of memories and I remember well the Silver Jubilee, too. Her characters are great and very true-to-life, especially the language used in those times. I so liked it. I loved the image too of Sebastian flicking Anna's eyelashes......Clare was definitely the black sheep of the family though I liked her as a kid as she was the spirited one of them all.
However, silly mistakes did cost it.....writing back instead of bag and though and not through.....then Dorothy is reading off a list of who is attending Anna's birthday party at one point and mentions a Melissa.....now, whoever she is I've no idea as she wasn't referred to before or past that point so I really don't believe she merited a mention at all. This sentence "Understanding certainly" needs a comma to make sense as well. If not for throwing in that mention of a Melissa I would probably have overlooked the other nitpicky mistakes but that was just wrong for me.

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Really disappointed...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 November 2018

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I flagged this author after her brilliant first novel “Postcards”, which I read last year, started following her on social media, and couldn’t wait for this next novel to come out.

How disappointed am I! While her first novel was a triumph, beautifully and engagingly written, with wonderful character betrayals, this second novel honestly feels like it’s been written by a different author, more in the light holiday novella style, and I am struggling to keep reading. The language is very basic and seems like it’s aimed at younger readers, there is no literary style to it, and the characters are not in any way lifelike or endearing.

Mostly it is boring! Endless details of daily life, dialogue, dialogue, dialogue! I wonder if the author churned it out too fast, basking in the success of the first novel - which was truly great – please take the time to continue in your earlier style, and not pad out the book with trivial details just to get more pages.

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Mrs. SJB

I had to give up trying to read it for my own sanity

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2018

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Heavens above this book was monotonous. I kept slogging through it but finally gave up. It was like being a fly on the wall listening to the most boring famiy on the planet and the window was closed and I couldn't escape. The characters had no charisma and I felt as though I was intruding on a family who were just of no interest whatsoever. 😕

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hoochypooch

Oh dear!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2018

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I am not sure where all the 5* have come from, but I found it boring. I found nothing of interest apart from waiting to find what Anna read in the letter. Otherwise it was just a normal families rambling's and petty jealousies. I kept on reading hoping that there would be some point to it other than being a pretty normal family. I have to admit that I even skipped a few chapters because I was getting so bored.
Thankfully I got this through my Amazon First; I would have been a bit fed up if I had paid for it.

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BookWorm

Families!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 November 2018

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A story that covers many aspects of family life, focused on the four siblings - 3 girls and then a boy that was a surprise for all of them. About looking out for each other when the chips were down, the changing tides of the relationships between them. The loss of a dream for one, the roller coaster of circumstances from disaster to disaster, the burden of a secret for another and tragedy blighting a perfectly happy family unit. It asks us to think about nurture versus nature and that family, no matter how they drive you mad, will usually pull together in times of crisis. Do genes matter in a family or is it the bond built up over a lifetime matter more. Many interesting issues raised by this book. I enjoyed it immensely and would recommend it.

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Jakano

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 November 2018

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I did make it to the end, but only because I had a long train journey and nothing else to read. Ultimately it was all a bit silly. None of the characters was likeable and the plot was predictable.

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Writeleeso

Engaging family drama.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2018

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This was a thoroughly enjoyable read which I chewed up in no time. The Bliss family are a credible bunch who illustrate the high and lows of familial relationships all too well and their story is one to which I'm sure many people can relate: sibling rivalry combined with skeletons in the family cupboard. I thought the way each section was told from a different point of view worked well both in terms of keeping up momentum as well as highlighting that sometimes the people we think we know the best can really surprise us. The well-observed little details of family life add depth to a well-paced plot which keeps you guessing until the end. As with the author's previous book, this one is extremely well written, keeping you engaged and turning those pages to find out what happens next. If you enjoy contemporary family drama, get yourself a cuppa and curl up with the Bliss family for a couple of hours. You will not be disappointed.

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