![]() ![]() It was a terrifying time for all involved, but for the mother to be it was like she was living through a horror movie. PJ: The story is very loosely based on a patient I nursed years ago who developed post-partum psychosis during the last two weeks of their pregnancy. With a clever last line, this is well worth a read and I would very much recommend it. ![]() Lucy is a compelling protagonist, clearly suffering mentally and trying to keep herself together and she has our sympathy, even when she does things that make those around her question her sanity. It also presses a lot of soft spots on the way (I found myself cringing in places), including an excellent sustained sequence in a caravan park that will make any parent sweat. Well told with a pace that doesn’t let up, this feels claustrophobic and oppressive, horrific but realistic and offers no easy get outs. You can see the signs, Lucy can almost see the signs, but there’s too much forward motion for her to make any changes. Online, Jones has said the novella is “about child birth, loss of identity and post-partum psychosis”, which it absolutely is and once you realise things are going very badly for Lucy, everything goes downhill. Having now read it, I’m not sure of how much to discuss in this review without spoiling the twists and turns that readers need to discover for themselves. ![]() I went into this knowing very little about it and it worked all the better for it. ![]()
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