A single sentence was all it took to define Cammy's life. They came as her beloved artist aunt was dying, a teenage Cammy standing by her bedside: 'Did your mother ever tell you about the curse?'
Cammy is warned that the women in her family are destined always to lose the one they love. She thinks nothing of it - until the day when, in her late twenties, her new boyfriend is hit by a car. Convinced she is to blame, Cammy begins to investigate the one-hundred-and-fifty-year story of a family that is both ordinary and remarkable, tragic and beautiful.
But is the curse real, or is there an answer lurking in the letters, diaries and paintings of generations of women whose hearts were broken?
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She kissed her daughter and squeezed the tiny girl for as long as she dared, because this would be the last time.Prologue, Batheaston, 1892
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(Sphere, 25 April 2024, e-galley, 416 pages, copy from the publisher via NetGalley)
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I'm a fan of the author so was looking forward to reading Love is Curse. I've read all of his books. I really like the fact each book has been different so his work is never predictable. I loved the world building and characterisation, how the places and people really come to life. The also loved the fact the book is set in a creepy, gothic and eerie church which helps great a great atmosphere and sense of place. I found this book engrossing. I'd recommend it.
