I really enjoyed Jane Corry's previous books – My Husband's Wife, The Dead Ex and Blood Sisters – she has a unique talent for presenting darker themes of society – prison and homelessness – in the case of I Looked Away, and exposing humanity's flaws.
 
I Looked Wway is told from two perspectives:
 
Ellie – then and now – then, when she was a young girl and her little brother was involved in an accident. And now – when her young grandson is also at risk.
 
Jo – a middle class woman who has found herself homeless and tries to navigate living on the streets.
 
Beautifully told, the heartache and heartbreak endured by Ellie throughout her life was foremost, woven with the grief was the foundation for this twisty thriller.
 
VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
 
Thank you so much the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary electronic copy in return for an honest review. 
 

I was really looking forward to reading The Dead Ex (I'm a huge fan of Jane Corry and would recommend taking a look at her back catalogue - My Husband's Wife and Blood Sisters.)
 
My Dead Ex is told from the different perspectives of women and their life with David (the Dead Ex) and the stories are interwoven beautifully.
Scarlet - a young girl put in various care homes when her mother is sent to prison.
Vicki - an aromatherapist, David's first wife.
Tanya - David’s once PA and second wife.
Helen - an ambitious intern working for David’s company
 
The book is a who-dunnit, how-dunnit, and why-dunnit, the suspense and twists kept me riveted. As with her other books by Jane Corry it isn’t always clear the connection of the various narrators, but that’s also part of the pleasure of reading and wondering how they will meet later on. With the detailed description of children placed in care and prison governance are heart-breaking. Just when you think the story is resolved there is one final screw.
 
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
 
Thank you so much the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary electronic copy in return for an honest review.