This intense debut novel by Alex Michaelides wasted no time, opening with “Alicia Berenson was thirty-three years old when she killed her husband.” I was absorbed right from the beginning, This was a very fast 323 page read. Michaelides’s writing is tight, clear, and flows smoothly. Oh, what a gripping experience!
It is 1931. Nine year old Lilly Blackwood has never been outdoors. She has had no human contact other than with her parents. Lilly is confined to the dark, locked, secret attic of her home where she is fed only occasionally. Her mother tells her she must remain hidden because she looks like a monster, and people will be afraid if they see her.
Oprah Winfrey nailed it – “It’s not just a book, it’s a life experience”. And oh, what a twisting and turning life experience within the 900 pages of an incredibly engaging novel. Multi-themed and multi-generational, I Know This Much Is True, Wally Lamb, will take you on a rollercoaster ride that you will not want […]