The topic of this book is quite compelling. It explores the case of a woman who was committed to an asylum for almost 60 years--and without the awareness of much of her family. Using multiple perspectives, O'Farrell leads her readers along a journey to determine whether or not Esme's "sentence" was just. Her great niece is the character who takes charge of her aunt when the institution is ultimately closing (the only reason Esme really got out) and starts to wonder about why her aunt was committed in the first place. It's an interesting tale and a quick read. If you enjoy psychological mysteries, you'll like this one.
4/5 Stars.
I enjoyed this one too. It was a much quicker read than I expected, but not quite as good as everyone else seemed to think it was. I think I gave it 4/5 too.
ReplyDeleteJackie--I think it fell at the right time for me. Death of Donna Whalen (interestingly by the brother of Annabel's writer Kathleen Winter) was pretty dense fair. I always find it interesting how when you pick up a book influences your reaction.
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