Whitcoulls recommends Sarah Vaughan and Charity Norman

Reputation by Sarah Vaughan. She wrote a wonderful book celled Anatomy of a Scandal a few years ago which I believe is coming to Netflix in April. Can’t wait. It reminded me quite a bit of Apple Tree Yard which you must have read/seen? (and if you haven’t, you must!) Emma is a British politician who knows that reputation is everything. So, having already sacrificed a great deal for her career, it all comes crashing down when a series of misjudgements culminates in a tabloid journalist being found dead in her flat. She’s been a tireless campaigner for better protection for women and girls from online harassment – and now finds herself accused of the very thing she’s been trying to prevent. It references the issues that woken face in public life really well – trolling, misogyny, being believed, being fearful. She writes really good books. Remember Me by Charity Norman – a British lawyer who gave it all up and moved to New Zealand. She lives down in Hawkes Bay and has written several excellent books. A close-knit community is ripped apart by disturbing revelations that cast new light on a young woman's disappearance twenty-five years ago. After years of living overseas, Emily returns to New Zealand to care for her father who has dementia. As his memory fades and his guard slips, she begins to understand him for the first time - and to glimpse shattering truths about his past. Perhaps some secrets are best left buried.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.