This is such an excellent read for a book club. For those looking for a thriller, you will he disappointed. But it’s a tautly written novel that examines privilege, race, class, hypocrisy, grief, and the ever present effects of trauma on a family. I was so invested in Claire’s story, and to see how she coped (or failed to cope) with the death of her sister.
While I loved the writing and the storyline and the examination of the themes mentioned above, I did feel like the first half of the novel was written much better than the second half. I also found the ending was unsatisfying.
This is a difficult novel to classify, genre wise, but it will make you think, feel, mull things over, and many of Alison’s observations will resonate with you the reader as well.
Thank you to the publisher for my free copy of this one!
While I loved the writing and the storyline and the examination of the themes mentioned above, I did feel like the first half of the novel was written much better than the second half. I also found the ending was unsatisfying.
This is a difficult novel to classify, genre wise, but it will make you think, feel, mull things over, and many of Alison’s observations will resonate with you the reader as well.
Thank you to the publisher for my free copy of this one!