A Perfectly Good Man - by Patrick Gale

I was recommended this book very highly, so I started it with optimism. This was not unfounded. The story is not too complex, but has little nuances which I found fascinating. The author leads the reader to realisation, instead of spelling everything out and he does this very skilfully. Each chapter is from a different viewpoint and has a title which is a character’s name and their age. The chapters do not appear in consecutive time order, so the effect of an action may be covered before the action itself. This sounds confusing, but it was not. I was quickly drawn in to th ebook and thoroughly enjoyed it.

I often finish a book and vow to investigate other books by the same author. On rare occasions, I finish a book and feel excited that there is a catalogue of many more books, by the same author, awaiting my attention. This book was one of these rarities.