The Widow
by: Fiona Barton
Short summary:
The Widow is a debut novel by Fiona Barton dealing with a woman named Jean who's husband, Glen is a suspected pedophile and kidnapper of 2 year old Bella.
The story is told in 5 different point of views.
1. The mother of the 2 year old missing child.
2. the alleged pedophile, Glen
3. the widow, Jean
4. a police officer named Bob
and
5. a reporter named Kate
Jean acts like the "perfect wife" and stands by her husband through the accusations and harassments, but when Glen dies by getting hit by a bus, things start to unravel and the secrets that she has kept are surfacing. The 5 point of views are recollections from the point of the abduction till Glen death.
My thoughts:
I thought this was a stunning debut from Fiona Barton and will happily read more of her books, if she publishes more. I could not put this novel down. I had to know what exactly happened. I highly enjoyed Kate, the reporter and Bob, the police officer, both played big roles in this novel. I think this book would be a fantastic choice for Book Clubs because there is so many points that you can discuss. I would not go into this novel thinking it's going to be the next "Gone Girl" as it's being publicized as, but as it's own twisted, disturbing novel.
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