The Madison Gap

by Patricia Donovan

Overview

You think you know someone. You accept that because you are siblings, raised in the same house in the same town by the same parents, you share a common view of the world, live by an identical set of values. But what if you are wrong?
In Sydney, 2017, in the laid-back suburb of Glebe, Lexi Madison is living her ideal life with her husband Conor. When her older sister Chrissy comes to stay, Lexi's world starts to unravel as dark family secrets are revealed, and she learns how insidiously truth can be perverted, and that exposing those secrets can drive a person to the brink of murder.
The Madison Gap is a mesmerizing and ultimately explosive story of a woman's awakening. In crisp, stirring prose, Patricia Donovan evokes the angst of family discordance and, as we follow Lexi's search for understanding, captures exquisitely the disquiet and uncertainty that comes when dreams are challenged by reality.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160777146
Publisher:	Mary Egan Publishing
Publication date:	04/20/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	498 KB

About the Author

In her novels, New Zealand author Patricia Donovan explores the human condition, with wit and a sharp insight. While her stories are, ultimately, about what drives her characters and what happens to them, the initial idea - what starts her writing - always comes from circumstance, a situation of some sort, such as societal derision, or bullying, or repressive governance. This situation creates the moral or emotional dilemma her characters find themselves in. Without this dilemma, Donovan says, there is nothing for them to respond to.
While Donovan’s novels so far have crossed three genres – from the past to the future with a thriller in between – she is always writing about the same thing: a woman’s journey and her quest, in the face of obstacles, to find her strengths and happiness and make her way in the world.’
Patricia Donovan grew up in Christchurch and attended the University of Canterbury where she earned an MA (Hons) in English Literature. She is a member of the New Zealand Society of Authors and of the New Zealand Writers Guild.
www.patriciadonovan.nz

Editorial Reviews

A compelling story ... people should go out and find it in any way they can.

Radio NZ - Robert Kelly

Creates a feeling of unease from the beginning ... tautly paced and succinctly written and Donovan cranks up the pressure nicely.

The Listener - Gill South

A brilliant read with sharp characters, an elegantly constructed narrative ... this has Nicole Kidman mini-series written all over it.

Woman Magazine - Sharon Stephenson

A thought-provoking, tension-filled contemporary novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

NZ Book Lovers - Karen McKenzie