Joan Mackenzie: Count the Ways and False Witness

Count the Ways by Joyce MaynardThis is an exquisite portrayal of a mother’s life, whose children are the centre of her world. So when their happy family falls apart and she moves out, becoming estranged from her kids is a tough cross to bear.With a whole new world alone to navigate, the author does a wonderful job telling Eleanor’s story with all its joy, sorrow, isolation and clinging on.False Witness by Karin SlaughterThe latest from the great thriller writer focuses on Callie and Leigh, sisters who 20 years ago did something really terrible but have moved on with their lives – and then someone turns up who knows what they did and is out to get them. The story is set against the US opioid crisis, their politics and the impact of Covid on people living their daily lives.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.