Scan barcode
A review by julesg
The Best Way to Bury Your Husband by Alexia Casale
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
4.5
Based on actual research about domestic abuse during the Covid-19 Lockdown this novel has a very dark topic at its base. Still the author manages to write a dark/satiric comedy that had me grinning, chuckling and at times laughing out loud.
This is a story about strong women embracing their lot in life and seeking a better future. It is also about murder, and how to - hopefully - get away with it.
The author's note goes into some detail about her non-fictional research during lockdown and relates it to the story of the book.
If you liked Dahl's "Lamb to the Slaughter" or Parini Shroff's "The Bandit Queens" you'll like this story set in a not too big English town during the hard Lockdown of Spring 2020.
This is a story about strong women embracing their lot in life and seeking a better future. It is also about murder, and how to - hopefully - get away with it.
The author's note goes into some detail about her non-fictional research during lockdown and relates it to the story of the book.
If you liked Dahl's "Lamb to the Slaughter" or Parini Shroff's "The Bandit Queens" you'll like this story set in a not too big English town during the hard Lockdown of Spring 2020.