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1/18/2017
Readers who are okay with unsolved mysteries may find a lot here about which to think and speculate
Synopsis: A little boy living in a cottage high above the nearby town witnesses his father killing his mother--or does he? At any rate, she's gone--and his father is becoming progressively more angry, irrational, and abusive. But then a stranger comes to town--a stranger who sees that something is wrong, and who may be in a position to help.
What I thought: Readers who are looking for any sort of explanation--any sort at all!--will likely be very frustrated with this story. It offers lots of provocative descriptions, and tantalizing hints and clues, but nothing whatsoever of any real explanation or resolution. It's an interesting read, but in the end, in order for me to love it, I needed a little more than the story was willing to provide. Readers who are okay with unsolved mysteries may find a lot here about which to think and speculate.