Brooke
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Heather Young:
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(view spoiler)[I finished this book a few days ago and I just can not stop thinking about Lucy and Lilith. Incredible story and when it ended I felt as though I lost a friend.
I was wondering, however, why did Mrs. Evans feel she could only protect Emily from Mr. Evans abuse? I feel like there is so much more depth to Mrs. and Mr. Evans relationship that I failed to put together.
Looking forward to you next book! (hide spoiler)]
I was wondering, however, why did Mrs. Evans feel she could only protect Emily from Mr. Evans abuse? I feel like there is so much more depth to Mrs. and Mr. Evans relationship that I failed to put together.
Looking forward to you next book! (hide spoiler)]
Heather Young
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(view spoiler)[Hi Brooke! Thanks for your question and I'm sorry it took me almost a week to answer--busy here! Yes, there is quite a bit of depth to the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Evans, but it's hard to suss out because the story is narrated by Lucy, who has only a dim perception of it. But you may remember that, when she tells the story of her parents' courtship, she alludes to Mrs. Evans wanting to escape her father....and that she met Mr. Evans when she was picking up the sleeping pills her mother would use "to make her own escape from the hunchbacked farmer." In that scene is the tiniest hint of a childhood of abuse, a pattern Mrs. Evans found herself trapped in again in her marriage to Mr. Evans, only this time it was she who was the powerless mother. Basically, in protecting her youngest and, she believed, most vulnerable child, she did what she could given her traumatic history and emotional damage. There are also a few hints in there about how frail and childlike Mrs. Evans looks. Mr. Evans, a pedophile who tried to fight and, later, justify his urges, would be attracted to just sort a woman. I hope that helped! It's my first book, and I imagine there are many things I didn't make as clear as I wanted to! (hide spoiler)]
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