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The Marsh King's Daughter
by Karen Dionne
Helena's idyllic family life with a husband who knows nothing of her past and her two little girls ends when her father escapes prison. She sets out to find him. While this happens, the story of her childhood in the marshes, is told in paralell. Helena grew up worshipping her father and disdaining her mother. She didn't realize for the longest time that her mother had been kidnapped and that her childhood was abnormal.
The method of weaving present and past story lines is popular and it really works here. There are constant little cliff-endings between timelines that makes this into a page turner. The story of a true wild child growing up learning to hunt and gather is fascinating in its own right. The psychological development is interesting.
So, can Helena save her family and herself, or will she end up at her father's tyranny again?
This is definitely one of the best thrillers I've read this year.
The method of weaving present and past story lines is popular and it really works here. There are constant little cliff-endings between timelines that makes this into a page turner. The story of a true wild child growing up learning to hunt and gather is fascinating in its own right. The psychological development is interesting.
So, can Helena save her family and herself, or will she end up at her father's tyranny again?
This is definitely one of the best thrillers I've read this year.