Marg recently enjoyed Her Pretty Face, a new novel of psychological fiction by Robyn Harding. Here is her review:

Her Pretty Face is a fast-paced, character-driven book by Robyn Harding who also wrote last year’s smash hit The Party. This book is told in alternating chapters from the perspectives of Frances and Daisy in present day and of DJ who is relating occurrences from over twenty years ago.

Frances Metcalfe is a woman with very low self-esteem. She has moved her young, challenging son to a private school called Forrester Academy in hopes that he will receive a better education in a safer, more fostering environment. Unfortunately that does not seem to be the case as he is bullied and ostracized at the new school as well. It is there that Frances meets and befriends confident, smart and beautiful Kate Randolph at a school function. Against all odds they become fast friends as do their sons.

Daisy, the other present day narrator, is Kate’s fourteen year old daughter. She suffers typical teenage angst and feels terribly alone and misunderstood. Eleven year old DJ comes into the story telling of the abduction, mutilation and murder of his older sister years ago. The killers, Amber Kunick and her domineering boyfriend Shane Nelson, were eventually brought to justice.

In a series of flashbacks full of twists and turns we discover the chilling connection between all of these characters and we learn that one of these women is really the convicted murderer Amber Kunick.

Her Pretty Face is rumoured to be loosely based on the Bernardo/Homolka serial killings in the early 1990’s.

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