Girls, I just finished reading "The Sculptress" a few minutes ago, and just HAD to tell you how thrilling this was. I had never heard of it, or its author, Minette Walters, till about two weeks ago, when a coworker passed it on to me, with highest recommendation. I have to say she was right.
Olive Martin, a grotesquely obese woman, has been imprisoned for six years, accused of the murder and dismemberment of her mother, Gwen, and sister, Amber. Enter Roz Leigh, a freelance writer, seeking to write a book about Olive. Olive is self-righteous, in an almost defensive way, about the fact that she did do it. But did she????????? That is the voyage the reader takes with Roz, to find out the truth!!!!!!!!
I am telling you, this story has everything--familial hate, sexual hypocrisy, homosexuality, possible schizophrenia, legal corruption, plus a gallery of some of the most despicable characters depicted with in the confines of a book. And I am not talking about Olive. By the time the reader gets to the end, there are so many characters one want s to string up by the neck--and none would be a wrong decision!!!!!!!!!!!
Minette Walters' first novel, "The Ice House," was acclaimed within its genre, and after reading this book, I want to read this earlier work, as well. She is a writer to keep one's eye on, and she spins compellingly readable yarns!
Sometimes the unplanned can be a delightful surprise! If "The Sculptress" is not part of your plans, darlings, make it one! You will be enraptured by the fireplace on these cold Winter nights!
With a bowl of wassail by your side!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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