I never connected with any of the characters, I got confused between all the time jumps and the ending was completely unsatisfactory. From what I learnt about the sisters in this novel, Lizzie should have been institutionalized. Ok, your mother has trusted you to look after your sister, but at some point you must get your own life. I also think her sister was a complete idiot. The dust jacket is written as if a 32-year-old woman living at home is abnormal, but truly it isn’t especially for those days. But is it true? This is what this fiction novel explores from the other people’s perspectives at the time. Simon & Schuster | 1 February 2020 | AU$29.99 | paperbackĪ true mystery novel, Lizzie Borden took an ax and brutally murdered her father and step-mother. This is worthy of three stars – 4 from the beginning and 2 for the ending! If you want a gripping crime go check out Before Her Eyes. With all the bad stuff that was/is happening in the world I couldn’t face a thriller. Thanks to COVID-19 I’m more than a year behind on reviewing this novel. It seemed like Emma had given up (something nebulous that I’m not going to say because it’ll spoil the book). Honestly, after all the build up I thought something exciting might happen in the final pages. The ending to this one was a bit of a twist, but not quite as twisty as I thought? I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop. For example, the nurse wasn’t that necessary. I also didn’t really ‘need’ all of the characters. I wasn’t in a hurry because I’d only brought one book! I enjoyed the perspectives, although I felt like there was perhaps too much insight into each of their minds. There is a beautiful slow pacing in the first half of the novel which potentially could be considered glacially slow if you prefer a novel with a bit more action. Mr Nobody has no memories of his own, but he knows things about Emma that he shouldn’t know. Perhaps it comes from her own past, a man who did something terrible and a memory Emma couldn’t forget. Dr Emma Lewis is a specialist in memory loss and brain damage.
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