Bøger af Judith Barrow

After the death of their mum, twins Chloe and Charlie are shocked when their dad introduces Lynne as their ''new mummy''. Lynne, a district nurse, is trusted in the community, but the twins can see her kind smile doesn''t meet her eyes. In the months that follow they suffer the torment Lynne brings to their house as she stops at nothing in her need to be in control. Betrayed, separated and alone, the twins struggle to build new lives as adults, but will they find happiness or repeat past mistakes? Will they discover Lynne''s secret plans for their father? Will they find each other in time? The Stranger in My House is a gripping ''cuckoo in the nest'' domestic thriller, exploring how coercive control can tear a family apart. Set in Yorkshire and Cardiff, from the 60s to the winter of discontent, The Stranger in My House dramatises both the cruelty and the love families hide behind closed doors.

The story is fiction - the facts are real. When Meg Matthews gives a radio interview about the devastating effects a drug has had on her life she has no idea that there will be anyone else who has suffered in a similar way. But soon she is contacted by three other women who share the same terrible secret: Rachel, a woman struggling with a failing marriage, Jackie, with a series of unsuccessful gay relationships behind her and Avril, a recluse. Each one has their own story. Each one believed that they were alone. In any other circumstances their lives would never have crossed but now they are drawn together in friendship because of the terrible consequences of a drug prescribed to pregnant women for over forty years during the middle of the twentieth century. Used ostensibly to prevent miscarriages Stilboestrol (Diethystilbestrol) caused unforeseen internal damage to the unborn daughters of these women that was not discovered for years. Alone, the four women were powerless; together they are a force to be reckoned with. Determined to bring publicity to the destruction caused by the drug they hit on an unusual and innovative idea to bring it to the public's attention The story is fiction - the facts are real.

An accident and a terrible lie tear a family apart. When sixteen year old Angie blames her younger sister for their brother''s death, she changes their lives forever. Lisa is sent away, Angie spirals into self destruction and they don''t speak for thirteen years. Returning in 1983 for their mother''s funeral, Lisa quickly realises her sister is trapped in a dangerous marriage. What does Lisa owe to the family that betrayed her? And if she tries to help, will she make things more dangerous for them all?