I’ve been hearing the buzz about Audrain’s novel since last year so was excited to pull it out as a summer vacation read. It did not disappoint! I had the impression that the novel was a horror but psychological thriller is more accurate. The protagonist, Blythe, is a forty something divorced mother of two writing a long letter to her ex-husband. She weaves together the story of their marriage with snapshots of her childhood, particularly her relationship with her mother. The letter is a narrative, […]

For a little while now, I’ve sorta been the voracious reader I once was. Partly due to necessity, as I’d stupidly gone through all those pictures I’d snapped of book covers in places like Target of things for my to-read list and added all (that were available) of them to my library hold list. At any one time, I’ve had roughly a dozen books checked out from the library. Silly me keeps finding new books of interest and adding them to the pile, in addition […]