Why a Booktrail?
2000s: A doting mother or a pushy parent?
The Trophy Child
What you need to know before your trail
Karen Bloom expects perfection. Her son, Ewan, has been something of a disappointment and she won’t be making the same mistake again with her beloved, talented child, Bronte.
Bronte’s every waking hour will be spent at music lessons and dance classes, doing extra schoolwork and whatever it takes to excel.
But as Karen pushes Bronte to the brink, the rest of the family crumbles. Karen’s husband, Noel, is losing himself in work, and his teenage daughter from his first marriage, Verity, is becoming ever more volatile. The family is dangerously near breaking point.
Karen would know when to stop . . . wouldn’t she?
Travel Guide
Travel around the Lake District with Paula Daly novels
The Windermere novels are all set in and around the stunning Lake Windermere. The setting is a major focus in the books and sets up a sense of community and rural well being. However, peel back a few layers and you will soon see that this is far from rural paradise.
Affairs, abductions, lies, marriages gone wrong, school children misbehaving, mistrust and more are happening in the Lakes behind closed doors (nice ones mind with porches and posh cars parked outside.)
The author lives in the area and has obviously imagined what goes on behind closed doors, net curtains or posh blinds. The people here might live in nice farmhouses, go to rural schools and drive 4x4s but they are still human and flawed.
There are many real locations on the map which were used in the TV version of two of the novels.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Trophy Child
Destination: Lake District, Windermere Author/guide: Paula Daly Departure Time: 2000s
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