Jean Taylor’s husband, poor thing, has died. Now she doesn’t
have to put up with anymore of his nonsense.
Nonsense as in being accused, tried, and acquitted of kidnapping and murdering
a child. Now that he’s gone, the world wants to know if he did it and if she
knew.
With multiple narrators, none of which are likeable or even
trustworthy, The Widow focuses on the
widow Jean and what she may or may not know about what really happened to
little Bella. Although the subject matter is dark, it seems almost an
afterthought: there’s no gore, overt violence, or graphic details. The real
story seems to lie with a suddenly free (since poor Glen got hit by a bus) Jean
who must navigate life without her controlling and emotionally abusive husband.
Still, I enjoyed this book. It was well written and even if
the characters leave much to be desired, you still want to know what happens to
them.
