I've seen this novel around for a few months now, but just got to reading it 
last week. I actually bought it on Barnes and Noble on the CD format. I listened to it at work and then finished it on a trip to San Diego. I like it so much that I think I'll go buy it in book format just to have a copy around! The author does an excellent job of grabbing your attention and keeps you guessing until the very end.
last week. I actually bought it on Barnes and Noble on the CD format. I listened to it at work and then finished it on a trip to San Diego. I like it so much that I think I'll go buy it in book format just to have a copy around! The author does an excellent job of grabbing your attention and keeps you guessing until the very end.The main character, Iris, is shocked to discover she has a great Aunt Esme that has spent the last 61 years in a mental institution. With the institution closing it's doors, the staff is forced to find housing for the residents. Iris receives a phone call inquiring if she would be able to care for her aunt and when she meets her, she's anything but old and feeble. The novel is written in the present time with flashbacks by Esme to explain how the situation came to be. An intriguing novel about family and the lengths people will go to keep a secret! A must read!!
Similar Novels: Light on Snow by Anita Shreeve and The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Length: 256 pages
Copyright: 2007
3 comments:
Sounds good. I will have to borrow it when I see you.
I'm right in the middle right now and the plot is intresting, but I'm having a hard time following the switching of the voices since there's no designation between which character is narrating. Did you find this awkward too?
I did...the only way I could tell the difference was when they started talking about the time period or the family members. I think the author might have done that on purpose...
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