Unravelling Oliver
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3.7
Liz Nugent
'I expected more of a reaction the first time I hit her.' Oliver Ryan is a handsome and charismatic success story. He lives a life of enviable privilege and ease with his wife, Alice. Enviable until, one evening after dinner, Oliver attacks Alice so viciously that he beats her into a coma. Oliver is stunned by his own actions. In the aftermath, as everyone tries to make sense of this astonishing act of savagery, he tells his story. So do those whose paths he has crossed over five decades. What unfolds is both tragic and monstrous a story of shame, envy, breath-taking deception and masterful manipulation. Only Oliver knows what he had to do to get the life he craved, and to which he felt entitled. But even he is in for a shock when the past finally catches up with him. Unravelling Oliver is an extraordinary story of psychological suspense and an enthralling portrait of a thoroughly modern monster.
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Author
Liz Nugent
Pages
240
Publisher
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Date
2015-04-09
ISBN
0241965640 9780241965641
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"View Full Review at www.lifeloveliteratureclub.wordpress.com<br/><br/>"I expected more of a reaction when I hit her". <br/>I expected more of a fast paced, gripping thriller when I read this first line. However, this one is more of a psychological thriller. <br/><br/>This book focuses on "unraveling" Oliver's life and what caused him to attack his wife. It is told through the perspective of Oliver and those who were a part of his life in some way. You learn about each character as they also try to figure out what led Oliver to do this, reflecting on what they knew, or thought they knew about him. <br/><br/>Liz Nugent did an amazing job of writing this story, however I did not feel drawn to any part of it and had to force myself to keep reading. I kept telling myself something thrilling had to happen at the end, and while it surprised me, it was only a minor thrill.<br/><br/>All in all, this book wasn't for me. However, I did really enjoy the authors writing style and will be looking for more of her books."
Kayla Mason
