![]() Who is at fault? Did we love her wrong? How did we fail? But with each flashback and discovery about that long year when she was faling in love - and when her mother was falling apart - what emerges is a story about love with all its limitations and complications, and the story of how a girl and her passions can survive it. She never shies away from the awful questions that are left in the wake of such a loss. But here is where Pan’s novel shines most. The anatomy of any suicide is a painful one for the survivors. And the slow reveal of Leigh’s relationship with Axel and the events that led to her mother’s despondency offer a satisfying payoff. ![]() This device can sometimes feel forced, but the larger questions it raises - how and why do we remember events? - is compelling. ![]() ![]() With the aid of incense sticks Leigh finds in a drawer and the personal objects she must destroy in order to get to the visions of past, she is able to revisit events and memories - her own and those of her loved ones. ![]()
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