My first reaction, after finishing
this book, was to write a short review that simply said, “somebody tell me what
this book means!” However, after a day
has gone by, I think the purpose of the book was to tell a story in such a way
as to show how difficult it is to determine the truth, when someone’s mental
stability is in question.
Marta has been married to Hector for
years and the story of their meeting and early days seems ordinary until Marta
begins to have flashes of memories which disturb her. She has been taking pills, although who
prescribed them, and what they are meant to treat, is not made clear. She deceives Hector into thinking she is
still taking them, but we find that she has actually been off them for some
time.
We meet Hector’s mother who gave Marta
a copy of “How to be a Good Wife” when she was married to Hector. We meet the couple’s son and his fiancé. All the story is told from Marta’s point of
view, and I have to say I was rooting for her throughout the book.
The book is a fast read but the further
I got into it, the more I felt I did not know who was mentally unstable and who
was fine. The ending is expected, in a
way, but wait, on the other hand, what really happened? I am eager for some other readers to
experience this book and tell me what they think happened.
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