Review: Powerful prose
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 19, 2013
This is a well written and intense psychological drama. Author Claire Smith writes terse, spare prose that seduces the reader into her dark world. The characterization work is superb - Emma and Helen are fully dimensional creations and their ugly experiences come across as all too real. The writing gave me that heart-in-throat feeling as I read that I look for in all good books. The story unfolds at a steady pace and builds to a satisfying conclusion. All in all, an intense book with little in the way of light relief but great if you are in the mood for something real.