It starts so gradually with what looks like a good relationship and even your friends are jealous of your luck and really, there might have been room for complaint about your behaviour and what was asked (well, demanded) didn't seem that unreasonable. I've always said that I would never be caught in an abusive relationship, as I'd be out of it at the first sign of a problem but after reading this book I realised that it really isn't that simple. Within ten minutes I couldn't put it down. Then we were into a story – or even two stories – with two time lines some four years apart. He was accused of being violent to her, but it seemed that the boot was really on the other foot. When I started reading we were straight into the transcript of a court case in which it seemed that a police officer was being questioned in court about his relationship with a woman. I didn't know the author's name and the title didn't really grab me. The book didn't actually look that appealing. Summary: A powerful novel which deals with obsession and keeps you on the edge of your seat.
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