The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

by Maggie O'Farrell

2006•Drama•256 pages

Taste attributes: dramamysterypsychologicalhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeEmotional and fresh: a serious novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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About This Book

In Edinburgh in the 1930s, the Lennox family is having trouble with its youngest daughter. Esme is outspoken, unconventional and repeatedly embarrasses them in polite society. Something will have to be done. Years later, a young woman named Iris Lockhart receives a letter informing her that she has a great-aunt in a psychiatric unit who is about to be released. Iris has never heard of Esme Lennox.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaMysteryPsychologicalHistoricalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceComplex relationship

Subjects

Family secretsSistersDomestic fictionIndiaPsychological fictionMental illnessSecrecyScotland

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Author
Maggie O'Farrell
Published
2006
Pages
256
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