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BOOK INFO
Title: The Au Pair
Author: Emma Rous
Publisher: Berkley
Publish Date: January 8, 2019
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Series: na
My Rating: 3/5
BOOK BLURB
Seraphine Mayes and her twin brother, Danny, were born in the middle of summer at their family’s estate on the Norfolk coast. Within hours of their birth, their mother threw herself from the cliffs, the au pair fled, and the village thrilled with whispers of dark cloaks, changelings, and the aloof couple who drew a young nanny into their inner circle.
Now an adult, Seraphine mourns the recent death of her father. While going through his belongings, she uncovers a family photograph that raises dangerous questions. It was taken on the day the twins were born, and in the photo, their mother, surrounded by her husband and her young son, is smiling serenely and holding just one baby.
Who is the child, and what really happened that day?
MY REVIEW
Shortly after Seraphine and her twin brother were born, their mother killed herself. In addition to her mother’s death, the au pair also quietly left that summer. Now Seraphine and her brother are adults, and their father has recently passed away. After going through his things, Seraphine starts to question the past and what she has always been told happened the summer they were born.
The Au Pair is told with the alternating points of Seraphine and Laura, the au pair. Seraphine’s story is told in present day as she attempts to piece together what happened in the past. Laura’s story takes place in the past, the summer the twins were born. With both narrators, I was sometimes questioning how reliable they were, which made for an intriguing read.
A suspenseful story about secrets from the past. The Au Pair offers plenty of twistiness. In the end, I felt all the twists led to an ending that was a bit ridiculous. A fun and entertaining read if you don’t require a realistic storyline. Family secrets and mystery.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
Books by Emma Rous:
- The Au Pair
- The Perfect Guests
I have this book, hoping to read in the new year
Hope you enjoy it!
I also have this one to read. I am not always a fan of unreliable narrators, but I shall see. Nice review Darinda.
Thank you, Carla! Hope you enjoy the book. ?
Darinda, I am in the midst of this book and I do like it although my head is spinning with all the unreliables in this story.
It did keep me wondering how it would all end. Hope you continue to enjoy it!