Ah okay so I read that differently I got the impression the whole thing was her idea as penance for everything she did and she went batty and forgot that’s what was happening?
She was in full postnatal psychosis is how I read it. And he wouldn’t let her leave! And clearly it had been going on the entirety of the kids lives because they were just like - yeah this is normal.
Substack for outfit inspo. Not many Aussies tho
Who do you follow? Let me know!
I want to talk about yesteryear too! I have so many things to say lol
Same I think the discourse has been wildly unfair, I really liked it.
Without spoiling anything I think she’s the victim. Of her upbringing, her marriage and the rest. I thought the ending was unfair.
I’m fascinated by how differently we read it! I’ll do a proper post after book club where we can have a proper chat with spoilers! This is so great.
Oh wow really? Okay that’s a hot take. I felt very Ruby Franke about it so I didn’t feel too sorry for her.
It’s hard to talk about it without spoiling but in the last part she was not a willing participant. And it never said what his consequences were.
Ah okay so I read that differently I got the impression the whole thing was her idea as penance for everything she did and she went batty and forgot that’s what was happening?
She was in full postnatal psychosis is how I read it. And he wouldn’t let her leave! And clearly it had been going on the entirety of the kids lives because they were just like - yeah this is normal.
Can't wait to see what you have to say about yesteryear...we had it for book club too