Sing Me a Secret by Julie Houston - #BookReview

'Marian Potter, office manager at Westenbury village surgery, peered over her spectacles and glanced meaningfully at the clock behind her as Juno knocked on the glass door of reception."ID?" Marion mouthed, one eyebrow raised. "Do I know you?""Forgot it,' Juno mouthed back, smiling with what she hoped was an air of contrite apology.......'Come on, Marian, let me in........Do we have to go through this pantomime every morning.'

The four Sutherland sisters have all had very different paths in life, but one secret and a slightly tense production of Jesus Christ Superstar are about to bring them all back together again...

When the news that pop-superstar Lexia Sutherland is returning to Westenbury, not everyone is thrilled by the news – including Lexia. There are too many memories she doesn't need to face – or need re-surfacing.

Meanwhile, Juno Sutherland just wants a little peace and quiet. As the local village doctor, she's got her priorities in order; kids, job, husband, tenacious pony, a role in the village musical... So when the sexy new locum turns up – and steals her office – the last thing she needed was to be hit with rising temperatures and an over-active imagination.

Will these sisters be able to uncover the past, deal with the future and put on the performance of a lifetime?

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This is the second book that I have read by this talented author. I read Goodness, Grace and Me (you can read my review here) back in 2014 and I am asking myself why I have waited so long to read another of her books. I guess I am suffering from 'too many books and so little time' syndrome.  

Having had that gap between reading these two novels I could really see how much the author has matured as a writer. I did, however, thoroughly enjoy the aforementioned Goodness, Grace and Me and definitely recommend it.

Without doubt Ms. Houston is a very good storyteller and I was really engaged by all four of the high achieving Sutherland sisters.  One of the things that I really like about this book is how wonderfully human the characters are which makes them very easy to relate too.

Written with humour and an understanding of what makes people tick, Julie Houston has created a fun and entertaining read but without shying aware from more serious elements alongside. She writes with marvellous observation of the world around her and the people in it.

I will not be leaving it so long before I read another of her books and I highly recommend this one.

Currently, the book is only available in kindle format but the publishers will be publishing paperback and audio book versions next spring. 

ISBN: 9781789546644

Publisher: Head of Zeus

About the Author:

Julie Houston is the author of The One Saving Grace, Looking for Lucy, Goodness, Grace and Me, and A Village Affair, a Kindle top 100 general bestseller and a Kindle Number 1 bestseller. She is married, with two teenage children and a mad cockerpoo and, like her heroine, lives in a West Yorkshire village. She is also a teacher and a magistrate.