What would you do if you learned that the life you lived was a lie? Nina McCarrick lives the perfect life, until her husband, Finn, is killed in a car accident and everything Nina thought she could rely on unravels.
Tony Riches
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This is a good example of why you should read outside your usual
genres. Hooked in by the blurb, I wasn’t expecting such a compelling story that
would make me think about all the things we take for granted.
It’s clear from the first page that Nina McCarrick’s life is far
from perfect, so it’s good that we don’t have to wait long before the phone
call that changes her whole world forever. In turns, I felt incredulous at Nina’s
extreme naivety and impressed by her resilience.
I would have been tempted to give this a five star review, as it
became one of those books that I looked forward to getting back to but I suspect
other readers will have the same issues as me.
I’m no expert but all I had to do was a quick internet search to
find she would have been receiving £34.40 ($45) a week until her boys reached the age
of sixteen and was entitled to several other state benefits, including housing benefit
and jobseekers allowance. This should have at least been mentioned – as well as
why no one, including her street-wise sister didn’t ever think of telling Nina
to seek advice on her entitlements.
I was also bemused at how she enjoyed free internet access
without an Internet service provider – but if you put such niggles down to
creative licence, this is still a great read. Any book which makes you think
about how you treat your friends and family has to be good. The Art of Hiding becomes a story of one
woman’s redemption that I’ll remember for a long time.
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