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The author of this novel has captured the confusion that comes from a mind deteriorating with Alzheimer's Disease so brilliantly in this book - not only was it a mystery, which Maud, suffering from memory loss, is trying to solve, but it was a poignant and accurate picture of how that memory loss can affect someone. You trace Maud's decline as the book goes on - from what was probably the onset of Alzheimer's at the beginning of the novel through to the end where she doesn't recognise her own ch
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This was an interesting look at an English woman suffering from dementia. At times confusing, Maude, our central character, becomes confused very easily and forgets her thought or task at hand. She becomes convinced that her friend Elizabeth is missing because she's not at her home. The reader will most likely guess that Elizabeth has either died or is in a nursing home.
Maude's flashbacks make the story a more interesting and worthwhile, but also confusing at times. I listened to this, and it s ...more
Maude's flashbacks make the story a more interesting and worthwhile, but also confusing at times. I listened to this, and it s ...more
There are a million amateur detective novels out there, and many of them are very much the same. But I've never read one quite like "Elizabeth Is Missing". The book does an incredible job of exploring the difficulty that arises as a person descends into dementia, while interweaving a murder mystery that skillfully walks the line between brilliance and madness. I highly recommend this book.
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Thanks to the publisher for an advance reader's copy.
The two mysteries of the book were a little weak in their resolutions, in my opinion, but the choice to use first-person narration from a woman suffering from dementia was amazing. Not only is the reader acutely aware of the struggles and frustrations of Maud and the people she interacts with while dealing with her disease, but she is the ultimate unreliable narrator. I was particularly impressed with the writing when Maud forgot things not ju ...more
The two mysteries of the book were a little weak in their resolutions, in my opinion, but the choice to use first-person narration from a woman suffering from dementia was amazing. Not only is the reader acutely aware of the struggles and frustrations of Maud and the people she interacts with while dealing with her disease, but she is the ultimate unreliable narrator. I was particularly impressed with the writing when Maud forgot things not ju ...more
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