Book Review: Under the Sun

Under the Sun by Lottie Moggach is an enjoyable novel with a wider social perspective. In her beautifully written novel, Lottie Moggach gives rare insights into human relationships and the appalling things we can do to each other. Lottie Moggach’s debut, Kiss Me First, a thriller about online identity, was shortlisted for the Guardian first book award
The family of Anna think she is living the dream in her beautiful Villa under the Spanish sun, but the reality is far from perfect. The complicated man she was building a life with has left and the future she imagined can no longer exist. Things however, seem to change when she meets Simon, a local businessman who offers to rent her finca. Anna hopes it will pave the way for her escape, but there is more to him than meets the eye. So, when a body washes up on the beach in mysterious circumstances, Anna realizes she may be the only one with the power to unpick the truth, but how can she prove that Simon is connected, and how can she reclaim her house? Anna is prepared to risk everything to get home – even though she’s no longer sure where home really is.
This is a book that keeps the reader, and the protagonist, guessing until the very end.