Author: Rose Tremain

I heard about this book through listening to Eleanor Wachtel interview the author for Writers & Company. Although I enjoyed the book it wasn’t as good as I expected based on the interview.

Everything she said in the interview was quite correct as far as the book was concerned; she spoke a lot about terror and I can’t say I was terrorized. All of her characters are over 60 and that was meant to be one of the themes of the book. There are two sets of siblings and neither of their relationships is easy. Both sets are struggling to come to terms with their past and their parents.

The book is well written (I’m sure very literary) but it wasn’t the psychological thriller I expected.

Goodreads Rating: * * *