[.ca] The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox (ISBN 0151014116)

Rediscovering Esme Lennox:
Esme and Kitty Lennox are born in colonial India. After their brother dies from typhoid fever, the family returns to Edinburgh. Esme's independent spirit, coupled with her intelligence, and refusal to follow the restrictive conventions of polite society cause great concern within her family. Ultimately, and almost inevitably, Esme is confined to a mental asylum. Some 61 years later, the asylum is being closed. Esme's niece, Iris, is contacted and asked to collect a great aunt of whose existence she was unaware. Thus begins Iris's journey to discover who Esme is and the family secrets behind her incarceration. This is the first of Maggie O'Farrell's novels I have read, and I will certainly be looking to read others. Highly recommended. Jennifer Cameron-Smith

Liked it:
This book is written rather differently but I liked the style both the back and forth from past to present as well as the story from the two persons. A good read.