A Serpentine Affair - Softcover

”Clever, intriguing, chilling - and utterly impossible to put down. Tina Seskis is proving herself to be master of the twist.” Grazia

”This is a well-written, confident novel. The author has managed to weave together both a strong story and a web of characters, intricately related to each other, with convincing histories. The structure is ambitious, but she pulls it off - she builds up our expectation and some suspense, but we don't feel let down by the resolution. Excellent.” The Literary Consultancy

” A Serpentine Affair: 25 years of friendship, several jealous clashes, doubt, mistrust, anguish. All wrapped up in the pages of this 'must read,' 'impossible to put down' work of creative genius.” Maurice Coldicott, Northamptonshire

“ I just could not put it down! I really liked the slow build as I got to know each woman. And those men!! The delicious shivers of finding out the details about each one's past and also their perspectives on situations and each other!!! Another fun and twisted novel with interesting characters... old friends indeed!” Denise Crawford, Missouri, US

“Seskis weaves together the stories of these seven women skillfully. She brings her characters alive and excels at giving them deep-seated flaws and vulnerabilities. I also loved the way she touched on a number of social issues without bogging down the narrative or coming across as preachy or judgmental. Seskis proves that she is an author to look out for.” Shinjini Mehrotra, New Delhi, India

”Clever clever lady! Again, despite the fact that Seskis switches time, place, person, she still manages to hold it all together and keep me intent on finishing. It was a credible story with interesting storylines which was twisty, convoluted and intense...  It actually does take a lot to surprise me so well done!” musingmaddie.com

”It was fabulous, I enjoyed it just as much as One Step Too Far and finished it as quickly. The author has a real knack of creating suspense, she seems to know just the right time to leave a scenario so the reader is frustrated... but in a really good way. That s the 'unputdownable' factor. It was superb.” Maxine Leech, Hertfordshire

” I felt great empathy with the central character and really felt I got her. What I loved most of all was that although the characters could have fallen into caricature none of them did. Each had their own idiosyncrasies and unique story. A fantastic and intelligent read.” Jennifer Johnson, Teddington

”Tina Seskis' books are so easy to get into and I read the whole thing in a day.  The author did a great job of knitting all of the strands together and keeping them intertwined and believable.  There are parts of this book which are very dark and I genuinely felt for the characters affected. An enthralling read.” --Natalie Minto, Leeds

I finished this last night; I had to get up to make a 3:30 am airport run and should have been trying to nap a bit but I just could not put it down! I really liked the slow build as I got to know each woman. And those men!! The delicious shivers of finding out the details about each one's past and also their perspectives on situations and each other!!! I loved everything until that very last paragraph! OH NO --Denise Crawford, Kansas City, Missouri

I finished it over two days and was up till 2 in the morning reading - so I was gripped! I enjoy a storyline where the characters' present actions are intermingled with the unfolding of past actions. All the characters were pretty compelling and I definitely cared enough to keep on reading. There was a point where I almost felt there were too many secrets (albeit this was at the two in the morning stage - where I wanted to go to sleep but also wanted to find out more) but I think I had reached a bit of a reading frenzy and when I came back to it the next day there was a satisfaction in the last third/quarter of the book where you hit a tipping point of it all coming out. I was absolutely flying through it and I really enjoyed the language, descriptions, analogies etc. In my view this is a novel that can easily hold its own among other stuff I read and is a lot better than much of it. --Claire Smith, London

Seven old friends. One annual reunion. Countless feuds. How do friends stay friends for more than 25 years when there is so much to feel aggrieved about? Juliette and JoAnne have never got over one of them sleeping with the other's boyfriend. Sissy secretly blames someone for the death of her husband. Natasha knows one of them is having an affair with her partner. Siobhan annoys everyone. Katie is annoyed by everyone. Camilla desperately tries to keep the peace. So when their picnic in the park goes horribly wrong and one of them ends up in the Serpentine, who knows what really happened? And just what secrets from the past are about to unfold, changing everyone's lives forever?

”Clever, intriguing, chilling - and utterly impossible to put down. Tina Seskis is proving herself to be master of the twist.” Grazia

”This is a well-written, confident novel. The author has managed to weave together both a strong story and a web of characters, intricately related to each other, with convincing histories. The structure is ambitious, but she pulls it off - she builds up our expectation and some suspense, but we don't feel let down by the resolution. Excellent.” The Literary Consultancy

”A Serpentine Affair: 25 years of friendship, several jealous clashes, doubt, mistrust, anguish. All wrapped up in the pages of this 'must read,' 'impossible to put down' work of creative genius.” Maurice Coldicott, Northamptonshire

“I just could not put it down! I really liked the slow build as I got to know each woman. And those men!! The delicious shivers of finding out the details about each one's past and also their perspectives on situations and each other!!! Another fun and twisted novel with interesting characters... old friends indeed!” Denise Crawford, Missouri, US

“Seskis weaves together the stories of these seven women skillfully. She brings her characters alive and excels at giving them deep-seated flaws and vulnerabilities. I also loved the way she touched on a number of social issues without bogging down the narrative or coming across as preachy or judgmental. Seskis proves that she is an author to look out for.” Shinjini Mehrotra, New Delhi, India

”Clever clever lady! Again, despite the fact that Seskis switches time, place, person, she still manages to hold it all together and keep me intent on finishing. It was a credible story with interesting storylines which was twisty, convoluted and intense...  It actually does take a lot to surprise me so well done!” musingmaddie.com

”It was fabulous, I enjoyed it just as much as One Step Too Far and finished it as quickly. The author has a real knack of creating suspense, she seems to know just the right time to leave a scenario so the reader is frustrated... but in a really good way. That s the 'unputdownable' factor. It was superb.” Maxine Leech, Hertfordshire

”I felt great empathy with the central character and really felt I got her. What I loved most of all was that although the characters could have fallen into caricature none of them did. Each had their own idiosyncrasies and unique story. A fantastic and intelligent read.” Jennifer Johnson, Teddington

”Tina Seskis' books are so easy to get into and I read the whole thing in a day.  The author did a great job of knitting all of the strands together and keeping them intertwined and believable.  There are parts of this book which are very dark and I genuinely felt for the characters affected. An enthralling read.” Natalie Minto, Leeds