Across the Water

I chose to read this book because (even though it makes me shallow) it had a fabulous cover. The blurb made it sound interesting too. What I didn’t realise until later was that it was written by Ingrid Alexandra whose first book, The New Girl, was not one of my favourites last year. And, unfortunate......more

*[URL not allowed] ‘I don’t know how anyone could live here permanently. And they don’t, really. Not on this side of the water.’ The weight of secrets and the art of concealment underscores Ingrid Alexandra’s second novel, Across the Water. Following the success of her debut, The N......more

*www.onewomansbbr.wordpress.com *www.facebook.com/onewomansbbr Across The Water by Ingrid Alexandra. (2020). In a remote Australian backwater, Liz's only lifeline to the real world is through her window where she is obsessively watching the three houses across the creek. It's the middle house that tra......more

Great premise, the good started well when Liz and Adam go to Australia where Liz was left alone during the day and she got to spying on the neighbors almost to he point of obsessiveness until the neighbor and her child disappeared. With multiple timelines and POVs it was a bit confusing for me, espec......more

As this book is set in Australia I was immediately drawn to it, but then that doesn't always mean it will make it a good read let alone a good thriller. But the premise gave one that eerie atmospheric chill of a cross between voyeurism and obsessiveness. The tagline promotes "The Woman in the Window......more