Review
From the book jacket:
A gripping tale of psychological suspense
perfect for the readership of Minette
Walters and Ruth Rendell,
Half Broken
Things is a novel that peers into the
lives of three dangerously lost people…and
the ominous haven they find when they find
each other. Jean is a house sitter at the
end of a dreary career. Steph is nine months
pregnant and on the run. And Michael is a
thief. Through a mixture of deceit, good
luck, and misfortune, these three damaged
loners have come together at a secluded
country home called Walden Manor. Now all
three have found what they needed most: a
new beginning, a little kindness, a little
love. Living off the manor's riches, tending
its...
Beyond the Book
Morag Joss
grew up on the west coast of
Scotland, completed a degree in
English at St Andrew's
University and then studied
singing at the Guildhall School
of Music. The trigger for her
start as a writer was in the mid
1980s when family friend P.D.
James came to stay and Joss took
her on a tour of the Roman Baths
in the city of Bath. While
touring the baths Joss jokingly
suggested that 'this would be a
good place to find a body', they
bounced around the idea for a
minute or two and then P.D.
James said 'Oh, you must go and
write it now,...
