A review by quillnqueer
The Marsh House by Zoë Somerville

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 Overall, a story about the way society, and men, constantly fail women. Set in the 1960's, this follows a mother, Malorie, and her young daughter, who have travelled from London to a small Norfolk village, where she finds a book written by a woman, Rosemary, recounting her teenage years in the 1930s.

I really like Malorie, while her skills as a parent were questionable at best, I could see she was working with what she had, and was failed by the people around her. Rosemary, however, I struggled to believe she was from the 30s, as she seemed like a naiive girl from a much earlier period of time.