A short, compelling and unique memoir.
I enjoyed the beautiful descriptions of the Cape, but had difficulty relating to the author given the wealth and privilege she was brought up in.
It’s a story of the complicated relationship between a mother, her teenage daughter, and her lover who is also her husband’s best friend, as well as the implications the relationships have to the other members of both families - the brother, unwell yet devoted husband and lover’s wife. It’s heartbreaking to read about someone who could hurt those closest to them in life with no remorse at all. Was also hard to relate to the extraordinarily privileged lives of all the real life people in the story, but it was still entertaining!
I enjoyed the beautiful descriptions of the Cape, but had difficulty relating to the author given the wealth and privilege she was brought up in.
It’s a story of the complicated relationship between a mother, her teenage daughter, and her lover who is also her husband’s best friend, as well as the implications the relationships have to the other members of both families - the brother, unwell yet devoted husband and lover’s wife. It’s heartbreaking to read about someone who could hurt those closest to them in life with no remorse at all. Was also hard to relate to the extraordinarily privileged lives of all the real life people in the story, but it was still entertaining!