I received an ARC of Feeding the Gods by Elizabeth Harrison in return for an honest review through NetGalley. Thank you so much to the author, publishers and NetGalley for allowing me to do so.
Roberta, Rosie, Sandra and Linda meet at college in the 70s and remain constant friends, despite life’s up and downs. The sudden death of one of the friends leads the others to suspect that a slimming drug she had been taking was perhaps to blame.
Was this a wonder drug or a threat to life?
The friends start to uncover long-held secrets and betrayals both personal and professional, but the pharmaceutical industry is not yet finished with them. Feeding the Gods is a thriller that addresses friendships, the different roles a woman must take on through life and the power of the drug giants.
Feeding the Gods is a novel that follows the lives of four women who meet at a university party in the mid-1970s. Then, when thirty years later, one of them dies in suspicious circumstances, the fallout that follows uncovers lies and betrayals.
As they seek out the truth, lives are put in danger as they take on the power of the drug companies who are happy to prioritise profits before safety, and the government who are desperate for ways to cut the healthcare bill.
Elizabeth Harrison along with Dee Harrison and Liz Buxton have created a wonderfully powerful thriller that spans between 1970 and 2005 and is set in Manchester and Cheshire within the United Kingdom and reflects on life long friendships, the power that the pharmaceutical companies wield, the corruption of government and the roles that women undertake throughout their lives.
I found the premise of this story fascinating and although initially attracted to the genre and the front cover I found that I could not put this book down and more than that I want to read it again and again. It is a bold storyline that is engaging, thought-provoking and witty. The authors were not shy of posing powerful and tough questions and they followed this through with a punchy narrative that was packed to the brim with character.
I would recommend this to anyone that fancied something new to try or wanted to read something hard hitting. Thank you NetGalley for another 5-star read.
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