Mind of Winter by Laura Kasischke
Ghost story? Psychological thriller? Creepiest Christmas story ever? It’s hard to know how to feel about this book
until the very end (which I will not give away so you, dear reader, can be as
freaked out as I was). Let’s just say
that “something followed them home from Russia.”
This is the story of Holly. Due to a genetic curse that claimed the lives
of her mother and sisters, Holly has preventative surgery to remove her breasts
and ovaries. Since she cannot have
children of her own she desperately wants to adopt and finds the perfect
daughter in Siberia and names her Tatiana.
Our story starts Christmas morning of the year Tatiana has turned
fifteen. Holly and her husband have
overslept and he rushes out to pick up his parents at the airport. A freak blizzard keeps the guests away and
Holly and Tatiana spend the day together as things get weirder and weirder. What followed them home from Russia?
Strange strange freaky weird
book. But very well done. It will keep you guessing until the final
page. Great on audio because you can
really pick out the phrases that are repeated over and over again. Hints?
Or warnings? You decide…
