Many thanks to NetGalley, Farrar, Straus & Giroux/MCD, and Sara Sligar for the opportunity to read and review her debut novel - I loved it and am anxious to see what will be next from this writer! 5 stars.
Kate lost her job in NYC as a result of sexual harassment. This loss caused her to lose more than her job - she lost her self-confidence, her career, her home as she was forced to take a job across the country and to live with an aunt and uncle while trying to regain her footing. The job she takes is to archive the personal collection of Miranda Brand, an infamous artist who died under mysterious circumstances. As Kate starts to work, she quickly becomes obsessed with the artist and her family and is driven to find out exactly how Miranda died.
Told in the form of Miranda's writings and collections as well as Kate's life in the present, this is a great character-driven novel, delving into the personal feelings of everyone involved. It also explores many current topics - mental illness, sexual harassment, abuse, feminism, as well as personal feelings of inadequacy and the result of keeping secrets.
I lost myself in both these women's worlds and loved the creativity of the way the story was told. Bravo to all involved!
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