Review: The Wake - Vikki Patis - October 2020 What would you like to be remembered for when you die? This book starts with disaster and blood and then we learn that our main character Richard has just passed away and now his funeral/wake is coming up and it looks like there is more than one person who wanted or is relieved that Richard is dead. Richard wasn't a nice person, he was someone who wanted respect and didn't care who he hurt, and also, he was all for instant gratification. This book is told from several characters' POVs. We have James - the funeral celebrant who hated Richard for ruining his chances of love from Tom and Peter, Fiona - Richard's current wife and previous mistress, Eleanor - Richard's current mistress, Felix, and Toby - his sons from Fiona, Skye - his daughter from his first marriage to Fearne, Lexi - Felix's fiancé. This book talks about the day Skye's sister Saffy went missing on the beach and the racist/ prejudice that Richard h...