I like the fact that jane shemilt a qualifed gp turned author was able to bring in her medical experiences and knowledge into the story to make it a believable plot line. Naomi seems to have simply runaway and it seems to me from the ending to the book that she just hates her mother. Nothing new about a story of oblivious parents who dont seem to comprehend the dynamics playing out under their perfectly shingled roof. And, after so much suspense, i also found the ending, although unexpected, a little rushed and implausible. Book club questions for daughter by jane shemilt whsmith. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Book club questions for daughter by jane shemilt whsmith blog. There are times during the book where her interactions with her. Jane shemilt builds layer upon layer of tension in a thriller you wont be able to put down. It meant so many people lied to her and i was spluttering at the end.
When i reached the ending i felt like i had been caught by the foot, held upside and shaken hard. Jane shemilt really did have me on the edge of my seat, with the most untypical surprising ending of all. Jane shemilt, author of the daughter book club girl. Lunchtime had disappeared in a welter of patient visits and phone calls. Some of the interesting areas such as jennys relationship with michael, and her. She and her husband, a professor of neurosurgery, have five children and live in bristol.
In the tradition of gillian flynn, tana french, and ruth rendell, this compelling and clever psychological thriller spins the harrowing tale of a mothers obsessive search for her missing daughter. Daughter by jane shemilt centres on the disappearance of a 15yearold girl, naomi, from the kind of middleclass, welloff family that has a cleaner and a holiday cottage. Jane shemilt builds layer upon layer of tension in a novel you wont be able to put down tess gerritsen. More than a year after her daughters disappearance, shes still digging for answersand. The authorities launch a nationwide investigation with no success. On the other hand, the ending left me feeling a little disappointed, and just didnt quite deliver in. Book club questions for daughter by jane shemilt august 27, 2014 books august 2014 books contemporary fiction daughter when a teenage girl goes missing her mother discovers she doesnt know her daughter as well as she thought in jane shemilts haunting debut novel, daughter. She enjoys her work and although she occasionally struggles with the guilt of being a. A tautly coiled spring of suspicion and suspense which builds to a devastating ending mail on sunday complex and baffling. Start new thread in this topic watch this thread flip this thread. It is also about the shadows waiting at the edges of even the happiest brightest seeming families.
Rather, daughter is more about the mother in the story, jennys journey. I was full of questions and feels and had an urgent need to talk about the book to anyone who has read it. Rendell, this compelling and clever psychological thriller spins the harrowing tale of a mothers obsessive search for her missing daughter. But when her youngest child, 15yearold naomi, doesnt come home after her school play, jennys seemingly ideal life begins to crumble. Hi readers, today, i finished reading the thriller, daughter by jane shemilt. On the other hand, the ending left me feeling a little disappointed, and just didnt quite deliver in the ways id hoped. Ostensibly, this is because naomi is the perfect daughter, active at school, good grades, with lots of friends, but later it seems like this is actually more of a byproduct of jennys actual disconnect with the reality of her whole family. Daughter by jane shemilt is an emotional and compelling story about how well you really know those you love most.
Firstly, i was expecting a fast paced thriller, focussing on the daughter of the story. An utterly gripping and shocking new psychological suspense from the bestselling author of daughter. Daughter by jane shemilt, 9781405915298, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. If you are looking for a very well written and interesting book, then i highly suggest you check out jane shemilts novel the daughter. Daughter by jane shemilt theres a stranger in your daughters room. I did wonder how it was going to end so many books are wrecked by a bad ending. From the publishing team that brought you liane moriarty and jojo moyes, this first novel about the disappearance of a fifteen yearold became michael josephs biggest debut fiction launch of last autumn. Aug 27, 2014 book club questions for daughter by jane shemilt august 27, 2014 books august 2014 books contemporary fiction daughter when a teenage girl goes missing her mother discovers she doesnt know her daughter as well as she thought in jane shemilt s haunting debut novel, daughter.
Her first novel, daughter, was selected for the richard and judy book club, shortlisted for the edgar award and the lucy cavendish fiction prize, and went on to become the bestselling debut. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Daughter jane shemilt august 27, 2014 books august 2014 books contemporary fiction daughter when a teenage girl goes missing her mother discovers she doesnt know her daughter as well as she thought in jane shemilt s haunting debut novel, daughter. Jenny is a successful family doctor, the mother of three great teenagers, married to her loving husband, ted, a celebrated neurosurgeon.
The result is a tautly coiled spring of suspicion and suspense which builds to a devastating ending. Its naomis mother jenny who tells the story of the events leading up to naomis failure to come home one night after her appearance in a school play, and of the aftermath. I wished the ending hadnt been so rushed and im still left with questions. Jane shemilts compelling literary thriller explores with acuity the pressure.
All in all a good book which i will recommend and am highly impressed to find that this is a debut novel. While working as a gp, jane shemilt completed a postgraduate diploma in creative writing at bristol university and went on to study for the ma in creative writing at bath spa, gaining both with distinction. The daughter jane shemilt paperback harpercollins publishers. Domestic noir at its best suzy k quinn, bestselling author of dont tell teacher. You can read the book at any point in the month or if youve already read it, tell us what you think. Why else would a daughter run away, bare a child and try everything she. The best thing about our book club is that everyone can take part. The book explores grief and loss, secrets and lies and what happens when doctors play god. Eve is keen to help her own daughter poppy who is struggling to learn. The twists and turns had me utterly absorbed and i didnt think any of them were far fetched. But when her youngest child, fifteenyearold naomi, doesnt come home after her school play, jennys seemingly ideal life begins to crumble. The authorities launch a nationwide search with no success. I feel like i have just wasted my weekend reading this book. Book club questions for daughter by jane shemilt august 27, 2014 books august 2014 books contemporary fiction daughter when a teenage girl goes missing her mother discovers she doesnt know her daughter as well as she thought in jane shemilt s haunting debut novel, daughter.
Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. This is one book that deserves to end up on the big screen. Yes, how could a daughter treat her mother like that but it certainly happens in the most normal of families so didnt think this was beyond the realms of possibility. Daughter a book by jane shemilt mrs jonas recommends. While working as a gp, jane shemilt completed a post graduate diploma in creative writing at bristol university and went on to study for the m. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jane shemilts debut novel daughter is one such book. Jenny is a successful family doctor, the mother of three great teenagers, married to a celebrated neurosurgeon. Oct 14, 2014 i like the fact that jane shemilt a qualifed gp turned author was able to bring in her medical experiences and knowledge into the story to make it a believable plot line. Who writes a 400 page book to end it so ambiguously. But in the daughter, what appears to be a simple abduction soon turns into something far more complex and baffling. Jane shemilt s debut novel daughter is one such book.
Sound asleep on the couch waiting for her daughter to come home from the theater and its afterparty, jenny didnt discover the disappearance until the next morning. She was shortlisted for the janklow and nesbit award and the lucy cavendish fiction prize for the daughter, her first novel. Mar 03, 2015 however, i thought the ending worked for the book. As the daily mail uk says, beautifully crafted a tautly coiled spring of suspicion and suspense which builds to a devastating ending. Frantic, jenny and her husband, ted, call the police. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. It is a beautifully crafted novel which combines the search for.
This is the unsettling question raised in daughter, the debut novel by. But when her youngest child, fifteenyearold naomi, doesnt come home after her school play, the seemingly ideal life jenny has built begins to crumble. Aug 28, 2014 her first novel, daughter, was selected for the richard and judy book club, shortlisted for the edgar award and the lucy cavendish fiction prize, and went on to become the bestselling debut novel of 2014. Daughter is one of those books i really tried hard to like, but the more i. Theres nothing new about a childgonemissing plot, or the ensuing tunnel vision obsession of a shocked and grieving mother. The night of the disappearance she used to tell me everything.
Jenny is a successful family doctor, the mother of three great teenagers, married to. While working full time as a physician, jane shemilt received an m. Daughter by jane shemilt centres on the disappearance of a 15yearold girl, naomi, from the kind of. The reasons can vary controversial content, the writing, the characters, or the ending or conclusion. While the ending was needlessly frustrating, if you can contain your curiosity and refrain from reading those final few. But it doesnt show the way her hair shines so brightly it. Aug 28, 2014 the book explores grief and loss, secrets and lies and what happens when doctors play god. However here the similarities end or at least i hope so for janes sake. Weekly book haulmarch 1, 2015 february 19 january 19 2014 106. When a teenage girl goes missing her mother discovers she doesnt know her daughter as well as she thought in jane shemilts haunting debut novel, daughter.
The ending was brilliant and completely unexpected but i think the book could have been greatly improved by including input from other characters such as naomi, theo and ed to help explain the reasons for their behaviour. Part family drama, part crime novel, daughter is a story that raises lots of questions to keep you reading, has an interesting structure and has some real merits. Shemilt takes this terrible situation and builds a narrative that is both unexpected and climatic. Daughter jane shemilt august 27, 2014 books august 2014 books contemporary fiction daughter when a teenage girl goes missing her mother discovers she doesnt know her daughter as well as she thought in jane shemilts haunting debut novel, daughter. Daughter is a book that surprised me in a number of ways. She was shortlisted for the janklow and nesbit award and the lucy cavendish fiction prize for daughter, which is her first novel. I love mystery books, and i was particularly drawn to the beautiful pastelcoloured cover. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Jun 01, 2017 daughter is jane shemilts debut novel and for that she deserves applause. Little friends by jane shemilt, 9780718180911, available at book depository with. Some of the interesting areas such as jennys relationship with michael, and her childrens bad attitudes were skimmed. Domestic noir at its best suzy k quinn, bestselling author of dont tell teacher their children are friends first. For the record, when this book came out, it stayed in the top ten for nine weeks, kept from the no 1 slot by jeffrey archer. Jun 01, 2015 if you are looking for a very well written and interesting book, then i highly suggest you check out jane shemilts novel the daughter.
Jun 28, 2018 one night before her last starring role in the high school production of west side story, 17yearold naomi disappeared. Aug 28, 2014 daughter by jane shemilt, 9781405915298, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the daughter. There are adverts for this book littered all over the london. I read shemilts previous book how far we fall and really enjoyed it.