![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Though Aslaug’s situation is hardly conventional, the author does a spectacular job of making the unbelievable credible. As the narrative moves between her trial for murder in the present and the past that led up to it, the Helligs’ shocking truth is slowly revealed. Alone and frightened, she goes to stay with her estranged aunt and cousins until their suspicious demise. When Maren dies suddenly, Aslaug’s world shatters. Though extremely knowledgeable about the local flora and other bookish pursuits, Aslaug is veritably clueless in social situations. Locked away from the world behind heavy drapes in a house with no mirrors, Aslaug Hellig grew up with her intelligent and overbearing mother Maren, who had told her that she was the product of immaculate conception. The haunting tale of one exceptionally disturbed family unfolds in this gripping page-turner. ![]()
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