This story has a lot that's unexplained in it, similar in style to Margaret Atwood. And it has that same sort of government-conspiracy feel to it, if a little less sinister and more subtle.
But it's written in the voice and style of a friend of yours, if you have a British female friend in her 30s. The timeframe is now, or a few years ago, and this is the fictional story of the lives of British children who all went to a boarding school together and then got on with the lives that were planned for them by others. They only discover the real reason they were brought up as they were at the end of the book.
The premise is disturbing but the story is told really well. Like "She's Come Undone," I was surprised that a male writer could capture a woman's narration so well, but he did. A compelling and thought-provoking read, but easily knocked out in a weekend at the beach.
But it's written in the voice and style of a friend of yours, if you have a British female friend in her 30s. The timeframe is now, or a few years ago, and this is the fictional story of the lives of British children who all went to a boarding school together and then got on with the lives that were planned for them by others. They only discover the real reason they were brought up as they were at the end of the book.
The premise is disturbing but the story is told really well. Like "She's Come Undone," I was surprised that a male writer could capture a woman's narration so well, but he did. A compelling and thought-provoking read, but easily knocked out in a weekend at the beach.