This is two stories in one as two women meet and share secrets. Mabel is in her nineties, and had a painful time growing up in the building that is now her retirement home, in the midst of World War Two. Whereas Belinda has just got out of prison for killing her husband, and is desperately seeking vengeance of a sort. In the meantime, she takes a job as a carer, and ends up working with Mabel.
While they share their stories, they also hold some secrets back, fearful that some are simply too dangerous. This is before they know about the stranger in room six, a visitor to the care home, who would do just about anything to find out certain facts…
Once again, I do wonder if some readers will pick up this book thinking it’s a straightforward thriller, when her books are always slower and more thoughtful than that.
I appreciated the two viewpoint stories here, though I would’ve liked a little more crossover. I’m also sad Belinda didn’t have better legal representation! However, I enjoyed the wartime narrative and the growing relationship between Mabel and Belinda.
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