Coming To Find You: the Sunday Times Bestseller and this summer's must-read thriller

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This book reads as if two completely separate genres and stories have been forced together with very little, or weak, connections made between the storylines. Present day we have Nancy who goes to get away from publicity to Three Chimneys after her stepbrother is found guilty of murder. I have read many of this author’s books and found this one to be very original, blending a modern-day psychological thriller with historical fiction. I am not sure which section I loved the most as the historical setting was as compelling as the present-day setting.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I was excited to learn about carriers of a Fairbairn-Sykes knife, HMP Knockton, why there were no station announcements or signs on train travel during the war, and about dead letter boxes. The detail about the secret army added a level of jeopardy and with both Nancy and Elizabeth’s chapters frequently ending on cliffhangers, I was hooked and desperate to know what happened next!The books although very different in there storyline follow a similar pattern of switching between 2 stories, one in present day and one set in the past, although the stories are ultimately connected.

Elizabeth and Adeline’s story takes place during the second world war, when residents of the coastal village felt in danger of a German invasion. We start this wonderful story with Nancy, after a family murder and her stepbrother Martin being convicted of the crime.Honestly there’s not much I can say with the plot because the main plot ended quicker than the second plot. I appreciated the reminder that people aren’t always what you think they are, that there are some things that can’t be told to anyone, and that none of us know what someone is capable of. I wasn’t too sure on this book to begin with as the dual narratives did not seem to marry up and I felt like I was reading two separate books at the same time.

Nancy flees London after her Stepbrother Martin murders and sentenced a life in prison after murdering her parents.The house in Devon has had its pasts and this one starts at the beginning of WWII through a wonderful back-and-forth style of telling the story, we are gradually led to fill in the gaps and to have the mystery solved. The effect of Coming to Find You is to make the reader realise there is no clear-cut morality and that the choices we make are not always within our control. Elizabeth and Nancy have a lot in common and I took to them both so well, I know they will both stay with me for a long time to come. However, that being said, I enjoyed the longest ending ever and the merging (kinda) of the two timelines.

There was not, however, any reference to lavender, or to an obscure art/craft, which I was slightly disappointed by, though I soon got over it.

This is an easy, and pleasant read, and I can guarantee that if you enjoyed any of her previous books, you will enjoy this one too. Jane never ceases to surprise me with the stories she comes up with and Coming To Find You is no exception.