A review by jasonfurman
Mary Reilly by Valerie Martin

5.0

A really outstanding tribute to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and a wonderful book in its own right. Mary Reilly is told in the form of journals written by a maid to Dr. Jekyll, it begins with her recounting a harrowing event from her childhood--written down at the request of Jekyll--and then continues through Hyde/Jekyll's death. At first the links the book are very opaque, you might now have even known, but eventually most of the major incidents show through. Unlike "Hyde" it does not offer any new explanations, just a setting for what is both a good story but also an interesting perspective on the psychology of someone who is both innocent but also deeply experienced and how she observes and increasingly understands the life of the man she calls Master.