![]() ![]() The writing pair have honed the craft of creating complex female characters and Klein is no different. ![]() While French’s previous novels have been stand-alones, Blue Monday is set to be the first in a series of eight with psychotherapist Frieda Klein at the centre of the plot. Thus, with aching calves and a June storm battering against my window panes I settled down to begin Blue Monday. The perfect opportunity arose after finishing Pride & Prejudice I wanted a page turner, a book that I knew wouldn’t challenge me with its lexical density, and one who’s content would tie in perfectly with the recent gales the UK has been experiencing. ![]() ![]() And despite having read numerous classics in more recent years, it still remains one of my absolute favourite books, and one that, had I more time to read, I would turn to again and again.Īnd since first reading Killing Me Softly, I have worked my way through Nicci French’s remaining catalogue, most recently reading Blue Monday – a birthday present from my youngest sister Mariella which has been lurking on my bookshelf since February. I’ve been a fan of writing duo Nicci French ever since I stumbled across the deliciously dark Killing Me Softly in a Brighton thrift shop many years ago. ![]()
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