Willow Tree Bend
by Kaye Dobbie
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Pub Date Sep 18 2017 | Archive Date Sep 25 2017
Description
An interrupted phone call and a mysterious disappearance bring a family’s secret past crashing into the present…
1969: Small-town girl Faith Taylor leaves her family home in Willow Tree Bend and lands a job at the Angel—Melbourne’s most infamous nightclub. While Faith relishes her new-found freedom, she can’t help noticing that some things about the club don’t add up. So when a policeman reveals that a former waitress was murdered, Faith realises she must help to bring down the shadowy owner behind the club’s activities.
More than thirty years later, what happened at the Angel remains a closely held secret. When Faith disappears, her sister Hope—now a famous movie star—is left with an intriguing, though frustrating, piece
of the puzzle. But with a tell-all documentary film crew constantly by her side, how can she find where Faith is—and what she’s hiding—while making sure her own secrets stay hidden?
Faith’s daughter, Sam, is also concerned by her mother’s uncharacteristic behaviour. When she overhears a clue to Faith’s past, she’s determined to unearth the truth. What is the connection between the Angel and Willow Tree Bend? What does Faith’s disappearance mean? And what will happen when the final secret is revealed?
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781489245465 |
| PRICE | A$29.99 (AUD) |
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Brenda T, Reviewer
It was 2002 and only a matter of days and Hope would be leaving New York for Australia – home to Willow Tree Bend where a film crew would be doing a documentary on her life. She’d signed up on a whim – a broke actress needing money after her last film had been a flop. But in the early hours of the morning she received a strange phone call from her sister, Faith – a rambling call in which she mentioned the Angel, and then hung up the phone. Hope was perplexed – her arrival in Melbourne couldn’t come quickly enough.
1969 and seventeen-year-old Faith was desperate to escape the confines of Willow Tree Bend and her mother Lily. Melbourne beckoned and Faith didn’t look back as she headed for the bright lights and excitement – the beginning of her new life she thought. When her cousin Kitty managed to procure her a waitressing job in a nightclub called The Angel, Faith had no idea how much it was destined to change her life.
With Hope’s arrival imminent and her mother missing, Sam was agitated and anxious. Her father didn’t seem to know where Faith was; her grandmother Lily was acting strangely and she wasn’t sure how to take the new neighbour. But Sam knew there were secrets in her family’s past – the little snippets of information she’d managed to glean proved it. But what could she do about it? How could she find her mother? And what was really behind Hope’s sudden home-coming?
Willow Tree Bend by Aussie author Kaye Dobbie is an excellent blend of historical fiction and intriguing mystery. Set in the past with Faith and the current day with both Hope and Sam, the novel flowed well and kept the tension ramped up. The slow-release of events was wonderful – it was hard to put the book down when I wanted to know what was coming next. I thoroughly enjoy this author’s work, and Willow Tree Bend was no exception. Highly recommended.
With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my digital copy to read and review.
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