4 out of 5 stars to The Art of Hiding, a family drama novel published in July 2017 and written by Amanda Prowse. I adored this book and am so glad I read it; let's get right into the review. Why This Book A few months ago, I'd finished reading 'The Idea of You,' by this author. I really enjoyed the book, and when 'The Art of Hiding' showed up on my NetGalley feed, I had to request it. I forgot that they approved my request until last week, when I went to select whatever was next to be

'......the satnav told her it was 63.4 miles and would take her one hour thirty five minutes to reach their destination. Nina knew this was a lie; she knew that where they were headed was a million miles from where they had started, and that it might take years for them to arrive. 'The Art of Hiding is the first book I have read by Amanda Prowse. She is described as writing 'stories of ordinary women and their families who find their strength, courage and love tested in ways they never imagined'...

Nina McCarrick's life is perfect. Then her husband is killed in a car accident and everything Nina relied on unravels. She's alone, bereft and facing a mountain of debt. With Nina's life of luxury gone, she wonders if she ever knew the man she married. Nina has to return to the rundown council estate and the sister she thought she had left far behind.This is a beautifully written book with characters that are realistic, and it deals with true life experiences. Nina is such a strong character and...

3.5 starsWhat do you do when you find out the life you thought you had was a lie?Great premise for a book, right? Nina McCarrick lives a life of privilege. She has a beautiful home, two sons in a private school and a successful husbands. Or so she thinks....until the unimaginable happens.Nina's husband dies in a car accident - no spoilers here. Not only is she dealing with her grief and the grief of her son's but she quickly learns that she is about to lose everything. Her husband was in charge

Nina McCarrick came from very humble beginnings, but finds herself married to successful husband Finn, living with their two young sons Declan and Connor in a pricey home in Bath, England. Nina is a housewife, totally devoted to her husband, kids and home....and that's the way Finn wants it. We don't fully get to know Finn as his life is extinguished as the book begins. However, as the story unfolds we find that Finn kept financial business problems from his wife, and Nina and her children's liv...

3.25 Stars* (rounded down)Everything in Nina McCarrick’s life is going swell. She loves her life, her husband and her sons, Connor and Declan, who go to a posh school system. Her husband’s job is uber-successful and they live a grand life. And then it all comes crashing down. Literally. Nina gets a phone call. One no one ever wants to receive. There has been an accident. Her husband, Finn, is gone. And as it turns out, he wasn’t uber-successful after all. Unbeknownst to her, he had lost his busi...

Nina McCarrick was a typical homemaker and soccer mom that spent all her time taking care of her kids and family, that is until the day her husband was involved in a horrible accident that took his life. Dealing with his loss was bad enough for Nina and the kids but shortly after her husband passed away Nina finds that their finances were not what she had thought they were. Left alone to raise the kids with no job and no savings Nina helplessly has to watch as their possessions get taken away. W...

Lovely, emotional, and thought provoking. It's a bit of a riches to rags (well, not quite rags) story. The main character is very hard to identify with at times, but I still found myself rooting for her. The older child was quite bratty throughout most of the book. They're all going through something awful, but there were times I wished Nina would call him out on his selfishness! The disrespect he showed her bothered me, but he evolves during the story along with the rest of the characters. Nina...

The Art of Hiding is a hard hitting, thought provoking and moving story. Nina's husband Finn has been tragically killed in an accident, throwing her life into utter turmoil. Her two sons, Connor and Declan doted on their father and they all lived a comfortable life of luxury in Bath, in a beautiful farmhouse, private school for the boys, luxury cars, and the finer things in life. All a long way from Nina's childhood on a council estate in Southampton. Marrying the self made Finn, who told her sh...

Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm https://www.beckiebookworm.com/ Right, I'm going, to be honest here and say that I really struggled with this book.I'm obviously in a minority here in regards to how The art Of Hiding was perceived by myself as I've seen many positive reviews singing its praises and this is a well-written story it just personally wasn't really my cup of tea.So I'm going to try and pinpoint what wasn't working for me as there was never one major thing that stood out specifically and...

4.5 stars. In The Art of Hiding, Amanda Prowse tells a story of a woman who seems to have lost almost everything. Nina has come from a poor background but has been caught up in the love and promise of nice things and a worry free life from her husband Finn. When her husband dies in an accident she has two sons, a fifteen year old and ten year old, and she is about to find out all the things that Finn has been hiding from her. Nina and her boys have lived in a large house, the boys have gone to a...

Nina McCarrick’s life literally changed overnight when her husband died in a car accident. He was a successful building contractor and sole provider for his wife and two sons. Though Nina came from extremely humble beginnings, her sons had never known anything but a highly affluent lifestyle. And, she’s not worked in almost twenty years and now faces destitution because of the financial ruin left by her dead husband. It’s often said you don’t know what you’re made of until you’re tested and Nina...

After releasing a debut novel in 2012 that went on to become a bestseller, author Amanda Prowse appears to have the formula for producing mainstream women’s fiction down to a fine art with her ‘emotional stories about ordinary women who are placed in extraordinary circumstances’. With a synopsis that concludes with the bold statement that the author “plumbs the depths of human experience in this stirring and empowering tale of one woman’s loss and love”, The Art of Hiding is certainly given the

Nina has a perfect life, huge house and loving family, yet why does she feel like such a fraud and misfit? Having come from very poor origins she cannot believe she was swept off her feet by the confident and upcoming Finn. Now with two teenage sons at an exclusive private school Nina feels her place is being a full time housewife and avoids social contact.In the blink of an eye her world comes crashing down. Who is she really, and who is the man that she married? Nina is forced onto a personal

Imagine having very little while growing up but finding your way into a nice life with nice things. A nice house in which you cook meals for your husband and your toughest choice of the day is your choice of tea, a nice private school to take your beautiful kids to in an equally nice car. Imagine suburbia heaven was your dream and you got it, until it turned into a nightmare. When a tragic accident kills Nina’s husband Nina is not only left to support her two sons and pick up the pieces of her b...

Nina lived the perfect life as a stay at home mom to her two boys. With a very successful husband in tow, she wanted for nothing and life was good. Until she got the phone call...This one had me feeling uneasy as it niggled at one of my deepest fears of what I would do if I lost my husband, both emotionally and, since I too am a stay at home mom, financially as well. Needless to say I could easily put myself in Nina's shoes. The Art of Hiding is a tale of a family's emotional and financial ruin