ELIZABETH IS MISSING
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Meet Maud.
Maud is forgetful. She makes a cup of tea and doesn't remember to drink it. She goes to the shops and forgets why she went. Sometimes her home is unrecognizable - or her daughter Helen seems a total stranger.
But there's one thing Maud is sure of: her friend Elizabeth is missing. The note in her pocket tells her so. And no matter who tells her to stop going on about it, to leave it alone, to shut up, Maud will get to the bottom of it.
Because somewhere in Maud's damaged mind lies the answer to an unsolved seventy-year-old mystery. One everyone has forgotten about.
Everyone, except Maud . . .
Emma Healey is 28 years old and grew up in London. She has spent most of her working life in libraries, bookshops and galleries. She completed the MA in Creative Writing: Prose at UEA in 2011. Elizabeth is Missing is her first novel.
Who could believe Emma Healey is about 32 years old and this novel is her first ?
Maud is the narrator, an 82 old lady whose lack of memory plays tricks on her. The story flits between the present day and Maud's digression into the postwar era when her sister Sukey disappeared.Two stories overlappping in Maud's mind and everything is logical according to Maud...
At times humorous, at times poignant you cannot help feeling sorry for Maud. Emma Healey's use of language is very effective throughout the book and her descriptions of situations very real. Maud is such a convincing character in this novel
It is a compelling psychological thriller, an emotional and interesting read. It really highlight how difficult life is for families living with Alzheimer's or any form of memory loss.
