Wow. I don't think I can put into words just how good this book is. This is the first book I have read by Jane Corry and as soon as I finished I immediately purchased all of her other's. This is so remarkably and so sensitively written. I don't want to disclose too much about the plot as I don't want to spoil the book for others. This gives true insight into modern day life and how non of us fully appreciate the needs of others and what there personal battles are. Well done Jane Corry on such an amazing book.

I would firstly like to thank Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Jane Corry is an author that I instantly read, and yet again, Corry delivers a thrilling page-turner that had me hooked from beginning to end. With excellently written characters, a cleverly spun plot and an ending that I didn't see coming, I highly recommend this one.

There are two stories running along side by side - that of Ellie as a young child and then as an older woman and the story of a homeless woman who is searching for somewhere to live and someone to believe in her. We discover how Ellie blames herself after her mother died of cancer and she felt unable to comfort her and how the babysitter worms her way into her fathers affections and then drives a wedge between Ellie and her father.
The way in which life on the outskirts of society for an older woman is described makes you feel terrible for every homeless person you have walked past and turned a blind eye to. There are some people who show compassion but most just look away. An interesting story. Many thanks to Net Galley and the publishers for the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

I Looked Away is an entertaining read - and one which is quite different to what I expected, having read the synopsis, but which I hugely enjoyed nontheless. Instead of being all about a lady charged with the murder of her grandson, as the synopsis suggests it might be, the story was much more about characters Jo and Ellie's lives, covering different points in their lives, and what led to the day that Ellie's grandson dies which we read about in the impactful opening chapter.

I loved reading about both characters, and though this book is a pretty easy read, there are some emotional and upsetting parts. I found the story about Jo's life on the streets so interesting, and very sad - I'm aware that there are so many people unfortunately living on the streets in this country, but the book really drives home how difficult it is for homeless people, and how vulnerable they are - especially women. It makes for uncomfortable reading at times, but it's a very interesting read, and it's an effective way of trying to highlight their plight to readers.

There are a few surprises whick keep I Looked Away nice and twisty (just how I like my books!), and though I guessed one twist quite early on, it didn't hamper my enjoyment as I raced through its pages. I really wanted to work out how certain characters were connected, and I felt like I'd really got to care about Jo and Ellie, despite Jo being a bit brash at times and making some bad decisions. 

I really enjoyed My Husband's Wife, also by Jane Corry, and having now really enjoyed I Looked Away, I am looking forward to reading other novels by her too!

I was slightly confused at first but trust me it all becomes clear in the end. A really good twisty, gripping story. Incorporating issues such as homelessness, mental illness and betrayal, with characters that you will want to slap, root for and empathise with. Thought provoking and you’ll be glad it’s not you! My thanks to Penguin books and NetGalley for my ARC in return for an honest review.

This book was not at all what I expected and as a result I could not put it down. It was a brilliant, heartbreaking, page turning read that made me want to give up writing my novel!

Ellie looks after her beloved grandson regularly but she looks away for a moment and something terrible happens as result. But who is Jo, a homeless woman roaming Devon, what is she hiding and how is she connected?

A brilliant, brilliant thriller!

I have to say that I do enjoy reading books by Jane Corry - this one was no exception. Chapters went backwards & forwards between two main characters and it kept me gripped until the end. Can’t wait for the next one.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher & Jane Corry for the ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a very clever physiological thriller and I became totally engrossed in it. The story flits between Ellie and Jo; Ellie as child who had miserable upbringing following her beloved mother's death and Jo who is a homeless woman with a past she wants to forget.
Following another family tragedy, Ellie finds herself in a secure mental institution, then the story flips to Ellie serving a current prison sentence.
Despite the different perspectives and the jump from past to present, I thought this story flowed really well and the end really did take me by surprise.
This is my first Jane Corry book, but I’m definitely going to read more

Wow, what a fantastic book, I really enjoyed this clever psychological thriller. Great characterisation, I couldn't wait to find out what happens to Ellie. A real page turner. Excellent twists and turns which I didn't see coming - I love being surprised by this genre of book. I loved how the story twisted backwards and forwards and between characters.

Riveting, I highly recommend this. Can't wait to read the next one from Jane Corry.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

My thanks to Netgalley and Penguin bks for a copy of “I looked away “for an honest review..

I found this book to be a perfect example of what a psychological thriller should be., thought provoking, thrilling and suspenseful.
At the start I was a bit confused by the story line being told by two , seemingly unconnected women, but all was resolved by a very satisfying ending, which I hadn’t anticipated.!
I found the main characters of Ellie and Jo very well written, and the harrowing situations they found themselves I totally believable.
I have read Jane Corry books before and enjoyed them, and this one definitely didn’t disappoint.
I will be recommending to others.

Ellie was taking care of Josh, her grandson, that day. But when she comes back home, she’s disturbed and confronts her husband. In all that commotion she forgets for a moment about Josh. At that moment Ellie’s life turns upside down!
 
I looked away is a unique book with very sensitive themes. It took some time to get past the first few pages. But once I got the clarity, I understood the seriousness of the topic. The author has given a brilliant insight into society. The title of the book is apt. 
 
The characters are very reliable. I could feel through Ellie’s pain, her sadness and her happy moments. The ending is appropriate and matches the premise of the book. 
 
Thank you NetGalley and Penguin UK for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. 
 
My rating for the book is 3.5 stars.

Thank you netgalley for a copy of this book I loved it.
This book.is about a lady called Ellie and her grandson disappears after she is meant to be looking after him. She is distracted after discovering her husband has had another affair.

Then the story moves to the past with her childhood and what happened to her to make her how she is now.
Then it starts doing chapters with a lady called jo who lives on the streets.
To start with I did think what is going on did i miss where this up lady came into the story. But you get fully immerersed into the story and I just wanted to know what happens to both women and how they must mean something to each other and I did not see the connection coming.
I really enjoyed this book and would really recommend this book it's a fantastic read.

Thank you to Netgalley, Jane Corry and Penguin Books (UK) for letting me read this book.

This is the first book that I have read by Jane and I dont think that it will be my last.

The story is told from both Ellie and Jo, so is a little confusing at first. I don't want to give anything away and spoil it for poeple who wish to read this book.

I found it very eye opening and emotional in places but I carried on even though my eyes were filling with tears. If this is what James current book is like I hope that all of her past and future books are good to. Well done Jane on gaining another fan and keeping me interested throughout (even if it did take me a while to finish this), I still liked it.

I would definately recoomend this book.

Ellie's life appears to revolve around her being a victim of abuse, firstly from her stepmother and then her husband Roger which leaves her mentally fragile. She carries.a.tragic secret involving her young half brother and on the day she eventually snaps and confronts Roger she believes another tragedy has occurred while she is in charge of her young grandson.
The story is told through the eyes of three people - Ellie as a grandmother, Ellie as a child and Jo, a homeless woman with an equally tragic background. A bit of a slow burner to start with but the final third of the story is a real page turner with surprises a plenty. I particularly liked.the way the court case he!ped.to draw.out the hidden truths and showed the real.Ellie to us.

This story switches between Ellie and Jo, both of whom have troublesome lives. Ellie is tormented by the fact she was in charge of her half brother when he died. She is living with her father and step mother, who treats her badly. Then when she marries is not treated well by her husband, resulting in a lack of self confidence and a fear something will happen to her children and later grandchild.
Jo is homeless and struggling to feed and clothe herself and we follow her through her struggles on the streets.

I found myself appreciating how difficult both their lives must be.

Thanks to Netgalley for a digital copy of this book.

Just read the book and couldn't put it down because I needed to know what was going on in the lives of Jo and Ellie. The book twisted the two tales together well. One woman who had an unpleasant childhood followed by a manipulative older husband and one woman who had no family or friends and lived in the streets. Gave a great insight into both lives, so very different but both destructive in their own ways. So glad it came to a happy ending. Fantastic read.

Ellie is grandma to Josh and she idolises him, but one thing stands in the way of her true happiness and that's her husband Roger's infidelity. One day, during an argument about his latest affair, Ellie takes her eye off Josh for a split second and what happens next changes everything and brings memories flooding back from her past that she thought were long buried. Jo is a Big Issue seller that Ellie regularly speaks to, gives her money, buys her a hot drink and food whenever she sees her, but their world's are about to collide in a way that nobody expected.

The story is told by Ellie and Jo in alternate chapters throughout, I was slightly confused to begin with how the two women were connected and where the story was heading, but it all became very clear in the last part of the book. This book covers a multitude of issues that are faced by many people in today's society; homelessness, domestic abuse, mental health issues, infidelity and more, and executed beautifully in this story, showing how well the author researched all the topics before putting pen to paper. One thing the author does highlight in this tale is how many good and generous people there are that will lend a hand to someone that is down on their luck, not all people look the other way and that restored my faith in humanity a little bit more after reading this. A very emotional and thought provoking read which I loved. Definitely recommend.

I'd like to thank Penguin Books and Netgalley for the approval and will post my review on Amazon and Goodreads.

Ellie is looking after her beloved grandson Josh when she hears her husband on the phone to his girlfriend. She looks away and a tragic accident occurs.
The book is written from the time before the accident and then after. Ellie is struggling as there is also something in her past. The book kept me gripped as I was desperate to find out what happened to Ellie and Josh, how does the mysterious Jo fit in.
I loved the characters and the tension build up. I couldn’t guess what was happening next which I loved. I will definitely be reading the next novel by Jane Corry.
Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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A fantastic book from start to finish. This story had so much suspense in it, I almost fell of my chair many times !

Ellie was my favourite character. She’d had a rough start to life which affected her later in life. Jane Corry highlights mental health and ptsd brilliantly in the character of Ellie. I felt sorry for Ellie, I just wanted to protect her. There was a quote in this book that is so true , ‘ you’re never too old to need a mother’, I lost my mum to cancer a few months ago and so many times I think ‘I need my mum’. I could really feel Ellie’s pain at losing her mum.

The facts about different flowers were really interesting, I enjoyed reading about them. Who would of thought that such a pretty little flower the Buttercup, can be poisonous to both humans and animals !

I highly recommend this story, Jane Corry is a fabulous author who’s books never fail to hit the spot.

Thank you to netgalley.co.uk for giving me a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Really enjoyed this! It kept me gripped. Loved the story line. Will deffo recommend to friends and family!