Three women. Elise Morceau, her daughter
Rose Simmons and the link between them, author Constance Holden.
Elise and Connie meet in the 80s and
instantly form a deep relationship together. Rose has been raised by her
father, knowing nothing about her mother Elise who abandoned her as a
baby. Until one day in her mid 30s her father gives her some books by Constance
and tells Rose that she knew her mother and was the last person to see her. The
story is told in a duel narrative, we follow Elise and Connie in the 80s when
they move to LA as one of Connie's books in made into a movie, as well as
present day when Rose pretends to be Laura Brown and takes a job as Connie's
assistant in a bid find out more about her mother.
I loved Burton's writing, as I said before
with The Muse it just feels so effortless, the descriptions never feel forced
or contrived. Every word seems perfectly picked. I had no idea where this book
was going as I read it, which just made it even more exciting to read. The book
is so much about love, identity and longing, I loved seeing the parallels
between Elise's life and Rose's life, from jobs, to relationships, how
similarly they dealt with some issues and how different they were with other
ones. Everything weaved together lovely, though I'd expect nothing less from
Burton! Utterly compelling
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