Pictures of Him

By: Clare Leslie Hall

Narrated by: Nathalie Buscombe, Max Dowler

From the author of Broken Country, a dark and suspenseful thriller about the consequences of one woman’s doomed love affair which, years later, threatens to tear her seemingly-perfectly world apart.

Catherine lives an enviably normal life with her loving husband, Sam, and their two children. But many parts of her past are shrouded in mystery…and that’s the way she likes it. Keeping the past buried keeps her safe. When a former flame resurfaces, something inside of Catherine gives way, releasing a flood of trauma she had thought was buried long ago.

Lying in the hospital after a complete breakdown, language eludes Catherine. The shock of her painful past has left her mute, unable to explain to Sam or her children the root of her anguish. As Catherine’s fragmented memories of her university days sharpen, the threads of her past and present start to coalesce. Catherine is transported back in time to her love affair with Lucian, a charismatic and complicated artist, with whom she shared a passion that was destined to end in tragedy.

Fifteen years after the fateful end of their romance, Catherine must finally confront the events that brought her to crisis, while the fragile pieces of her life, so delicately balanced, begin to shift—and threaten to shatter.

with the audio, I found it hard to follow, with a lot of the story was years early, years early etc

with the audio, I found it hard to follow, with a lot of the story was years early, years early etc

love the characters and have come to love her sense of story telling through mixed timelines

so, there is nothing I dislike other than wanting more from this author.
love! ~Allison

Love her prose

A riveting novel that captured my interest at every turn. Bravo for another wonderful book!

Sad. Unlikeable characters

I found most of the characters to be entitled and unlikeable. And the ones that were likeable had a saddest lives.

Far fetched plot and insubstantial characters

I plowed through the book, which is confusing and dull early on. At least I got hooked enough to want to know why Catherine left Lucien. All along, i was skeptical as to whether there could really be a reasonable explanation at play and it turned out my doubts were warranted. The explanation, once revealed, was as preposterous. I could not buy that a couple as deeply in love as Catherine and Lucien would let things end without a serious attempt at reconciliation. But that is the premise. I also struggled with the degree of wealth and vapidness among characters. All they seemed to do was drink and party. Even though they at university they managed to graduate with no intellectual or professional interests. I would nor recommend this book to anyone.