![]() ![]() Lucy is a compelling protagonist, clearly suffering mentally and trying to keep herself together and she has our sympathy, even when she does things that make those around her question her sanity. It also presses a lot of soft spots on the way (I found myself cringing in places), including an excellent sustained sequence in a caravan park that will make any parent sweat. Well told with a pace that doesn’t let up, this feels claustrophobic and oppressive, horrific but realistic and offers no easy get outs. You can see the signs, Lucy can almost see the signs, but there’s too much forward motion for her to make any changes. Online, Jones has said the novella is “about child birth, loss of identity and post-partum psychosis”, which it absolutely is and once you realise things are going very badly for Lucy, everything goes downhill. ![]() Having now read it, I’m not sure of how much to discuss in this review without spoiling the twists and turns that readers need to discover for themselves. I went into this knowing very little about it and it worked all the better for it. Now it seems whatever’s the matter with him is spreading, tainting strangers and those she loves the most so Lucy has to do whatever it takes to protect her children. ![]() There’s also something wrong with her husband Mark - she’s heard rumours about him, whispered warning behind her back, mocking her wherever she goes. ![]() Lucy is heavily pregnant with her second child and struggling to cope with her three-year-old Susie. ![]()
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