The mystery is quite cleverly worked, in that you're not entirely sure what the mystery is until near the end. If you're looking for a really good mystery Without MAlice definitely fits the bill. Witty, charming and delightful, with characters you can't help but fall in love with.Ī tale which reminds us we are human, and teaches us to appreciate the love and support of those closest to our hearts. An emotional journey of loss, joy, tragedy, deceit and hope.Ī heart-warming tale. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll fall in and out of love, and then do it all again.

That is until the esteemed Dr Reubenstein arrives in town, and things begin to take a sinister twist.Īided and abetted by a blossoming love interest, Pete the boy next door, whom the rest of the people in town for some reason don't seem to approve of, Alice seeks to unravel the darker secrets of the new doctor, and the work being conducted at Grange House. Thriving on the love and strength of her friends, Alice struggles with mental illness under the care of her regular consultant Dr Chivers at the foreboding Grange House, a local clinic for patients whose ailments are a little, shall we say, different.Īlice's progress has been stalling of late.

Observing fleeting glimpses of the struggles and tribulations of his daughter and his wife, Arthur's mind is tortured in his heartbreak of being unable to intervene or help, yearning more than ever to hold his loving family near and reassure them that everything is going to be ok. Remove the 'M' from Malice and you have the name of our lead character, Alice, a kind natured and well humoured 21 year old who suffers repressed trauma from a harrowing past.Īrthur, the deceased father of the family, looks down from heaven, unable to speak to the loving family he has left behind, knowing that they have not forgotten him, as the dead are only able to see the living when they are in their hearts and in their thoughts. Without MAlice will tug at the strings of your heart, reminding of the delights which human empathy can achieve. A loving daughter who suffers the mental scars from a traumatic childhood tragedy, and a widowed mother who fights to remain strong for the sake of her daughter. Her mum looks after her, and she looks after her mum. We need to first feel the rain, in order to appreciate the sun.

Without MAlice by Amesbury Clarke