(September 2011)

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Praise for The Thinking Tank

‘A superbly crafted debut novel, expressing deep compassion – insightful and thought-provoking’

Richard Demarco CBE OBE, European Art Foundation

'Sensitively written and delicately observed, an enthralling and suspenseful book that is literary but never difficult'

Leslie Ann Bosher, Author, 'To The Manor Drawn'

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1969, London, England and Sally, a little girl dressed in brown, visits Father Christmas at a church fair. He rescues her as she trips and stumbles into his arms. As he hoists her onto his lap she thinks she feels the breath of a kiss on her cheek.

It is 2003 and in Rutland, England, Sarah’s relationship with her daughter Rebekah is going from bad to worse. Torn apart by family secrets yet locked together by a solemn promise, the future for both seems bleak. But the mysterious and haunting circumstances of a hospital visit set Sarah on a path of discovery from which there is no turning back.

Sarah travels to Spain in search of answers – but even before she arrives it becomes clear that offers of help rarely come without strings...

Only by confronting the truth can Sarah move forward, but that means revealing the one secret she herself cannot face.

Jae De Wylde steers us masterfully through the twists and turns of this splendidly paced, poignant and compelling story of love, identity and belonging.

Includes extra material for reading groups

Using the device of separate timelines, The Thinking Tank is the story of woman's search for `closure', ultimately questioning whether closure can be achieved by physical confrontation, from within - or at all. The two stories are set against the contrasting backgrounds of 1970s London and 21st century Spain, both eras and locations atmospherically evoked, and take the reader on an intriguing journey that gathers pace as the buried secrets of broken people and fractured relationships are revealed. I am normally tentative about reading first-time novels, but any qualms I had were dispelled within a few pages. Written with authority, humour and emotional integrity, The Thinking Tank is a confident and assured debut novel, a page-turner that will keep you hooked and waiting for the next offering from the new name to remember, Jae de Wylde.
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