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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Ruins by Amy Taylor review – Euro getaway turns to hell in this addictive, soapy thriller

Author Amy Taylor and the cover of her second novel Ruins
‘Melbourne author Amy Taylor’s second novel is a leap forward from her debut.’ Composite: Allen & Unwin/Celeste Holm

Emma and Julian are in their 30s and don’t know what is next in their lives. A miscarriage has shaken them both and splintered them in different directions, though the long-term couple doesn’t know that yet. So, like many well-to-do thirtysomethings, they leave their home in London and head for the sunnier climes of Greece to house-sit for a friend.

It’s there that Emma suggests shaking up their relationship by opening it to other people: she wants to watch Julian sleep with another woman. He’s hesitant but he loves her, so he goes along with it. Enter Lena, a decade-younger Greek woman Emma meets at a bar. Naturally, the interloper complicates things.

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