I finished this book whilst on 'babymoon' in Italy. It is the story of an elderly woman who is suffering from dementia. The thing is that she knows that Elizabeth is missing but the problem is that no-one believes her. The story skips from the present to the past (her childhood) and back again. In between you find different clues to this missing person case.
I enjoyed this book, but must admit that I had worked out the story about half way through. Despite this, I wondered how the author would solve the various problems that the book's plot threw up. Another interesting aspect was the telling of the story from the point of view of someone suffering from dementia. At times this can be frustrating and repetitive but I thought that the overall effect was sympathetic towards people who are loosing their memory - things don't make sense, and some ideas are brand new to the person saying them, but have been heard again and again by carers. I thought it was quite a brave move to write from the point of view of a dementia sufferer, although the flitting back and forth in time made this a necessary plot device.
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