A review by balancinghistorybooks
The Jealous One by Celia Fremlin

4.0

I adore Celia Fremlin's work; her writing is so controlled, yet builds to the most marvellous crescendoes. There is a real sense of claustrophobia in The Jealous One, as there is in most of her novels. I was immediately swept away, and cared tremendously for our protagonist, who was built realistically. The sense of foreboding slips in almost imperceptibly at first, but it is handled masterfully as it reaches its denouement. I did find the ending of The Jealous One a tad simplistic, but I was so 'in the zone' whilst reading the novel that I did not see it coming at all.