I am a huge fan of Suzanne Bugler's books. I have read them all and I get into all of Suzanne Bugler's books from page one in every book she has wrote. I do not have a favourite. I just loved them all. Try a Suzaane Bugler book I am sure you all will like what you read and will be unable to put one of Suzanne's books down. If you do not know what to buy someone for a present Suzanne Bugler's books are certainly a good present. I can not wait for Suzanne Bugler's 4th book to be published.

The first half of the book is quite slow and is written as the main character looking in on her own life which takes a bit of getting used to. However after the first half the story gets quite exciting and was difficult to put down. It is quite powerful reading in the end and the hurt and emotions quite raw. Would like to read another book from this author.

During the first few pages I was not sure I would enjoy the book. However, I then found that I couldn't put it down and was gripped until the end. (A couple of words have been missed out in printing.)

I thought Suzanne Bugler's first novel This Perfect World was superb and was looking forward to seeing what she would come up with next. The Child Inside deals with a very emotive subject; the death of a child, and like her previous novel it is well-written and at times a very compelling read, but for me there was something lacking. The lead character Rachel is a woman in mourning, not only for her dead child, but also for her dead teenage friend, and also for the death of her marriage. The death of her unborn child and the death of her friend (albeit many years ago) seem so firmly linked together. Rachel seems to view the death of Vanessa all those years ago as a turning point in her life, even though they were not particularly close. Rachel spends much of her time looking back, trying to imagine what life would be like if Vanessa had not died. She also thinks that life in general, her marriage and her relationship to her son Jono would be perfect if only her unborn daughter had not died in the womb. I found Rachel a very depressing character, although I was sympathetic to her losses, I found her very self-centred and her actions throughout the novel seemed purely to make herself feel better and disregarded anyone else around her. Despite this, the writing is good and the story is at times quite fascinating. There were times when it dragged a litttle and I found the ending a little unsatisfactory, but I will certainly read her next novel.