Haunting....Psychologically acute, An original, visual approach to the often explored theme of how cruel and selfish parents can cause lifelong trauma for their children. Dymott excels at creating a hothouse world for her characters to inhabit. Elegiac, devastating....[a] gut-wrenching, achingly intimate look at grief and how closely art and life intertwine.I readA beautifully crafted novel about the tragic effects of a devastating childhood.