Broken Country

By:

Clare Leslie Hall

Spice Scale

Number of books

1 Published

KU

❌

Audiobook

✅

Series Status

Complete

Interconnected

N/A

Overall Rating

Coming Soon

“Broken Country” is a dual-timeline novel set in a small English village, following Beth, a farmer’s wife grieving the loss of her young son when her first love, now-famous writer Gabriel, returns to town with his own boy, Leo. As Beth grows close to Leo and is pulled back into Gabriel’s orbit, long-buried secrets, jealousy, and guilt strain her marriage to her steady husband Frank and stir questions about the life she chose versus the one she left behind. Framed by glimpses of an impending murder trial, the story quietly builds tension as it explores love, grief, and the dangerous consequences of uncovering the past without revealing the novel’s key twists

Jamie’s review

I am staring at the wall shaking my head. THIS BOOK. WOW. This one will stay with me for a long while. I can't stop thinking about it! Am I happy? Am I sad? Am I shooketh? Am I still processing? YES.

Everyone should read this. Surely, it will be a movie or series of some kind with it's massive popularity.

At the core, it's a story about love, loss, and family that spans decades. But that seems too simplified. Just read it. You won't regret it.

I am staring at the wall shaking my head. THIS BOOK. WOW. This one will stay with me for a long while. I can't stop thinking about it! Am I happy? Am I sad? Am I shooketh? Am I still processing? YES.

Everyone should read this. Surely, it will be a movie or series of some kind with it's massive popularity.

At the core, it's a story about love, loss, and family that spans decades. But that seems too simplified. Just read it. You won't regret it.

Erica’s review

Man I love this book. I did actually audiobook this one for my Bookclub - highly recommend because the narrator has a beautiful English accent. I was slightly annoyed in the beginning because you're kept in the dark and feeling confused on parts that turn out to be BIG later on but it all unravels and fits together so incredibly as it moves along. The writing and storytelling in this novel is just MUAH. I literally remember laying on my bed listening to this and gasping OUT LOUD during a twist I did not see coming towards the end. There are actually a few slipped in here and there that just hit you like a semi truck while you're just minding your business crossing the street on a Sunday afternoon. BAM. SHOOK. DEAD. I still ache over this book. Mostly over how much women have to sacrifice sometimes - that was the underlying theme that got to me the most. But just read it - so freaking good.