‘Sexy, absorbing and insightful … a great read’ PEOPLE
Every woman holds the power to enchant or to destroy. In New Orleans, three women from completely different backgrounds face a turning point in their lives. Ellen, a vet at a New Orleans zoo, is trying to contain an infectious disease that threatens the zoo’s animals. At the same time, she must come to terms with her crumbling marriage. Alongside her works Camille, an enigmatic and disturbed young woman whose terrifying fantasies threaten to overwhelm her. Finally there is Elisabeth, ‘The Catwoman of St Francisville,’ who was hanged in 1845 for murdering her bullying husband in horrific circumstances.
In a compelling tale that bristles with energy and a sense of foreboding, their stories converge to reveal the secrets behind the ‘untamed’ aspects of human nature.
Every woman holds the power to enchant or to destroy. In New Orleans, three women from completely different backgrounds face a turning point in their lives. Ellen, a vet at a New Orleans zoo, is trying to contain an infectious disease that threatens the zoo’s animals. At the same time, she must come to terms with her crumbling marriage. Alongside her works Camille, an enigmatic and disturbed young woman whose terrifying fantasies threaten to overwhelm her. Finally there is Elisabeth, ‘The Catwoman of St Francisville,’ who was hanged in 1845 for murdering her bullying husband in horrific circumstances.
In a compelling tale that bristles with energy and a sense of foreboding, their stories converge to reveal the secrets behind the ‘untamed’ aspects of human nature.
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Reviews
Martin writes of the emotional desolation of a marriage break-up with clarity and candour. This is a powerful, challenging and draining novel
The Great Divorce is the kind of fiction that can briefly refocus and broaden the scope of what we notice about the world
The generosity of Martin's understanding opens every character to the full, astounding range of human possibility. Her revelations build mesmerizing excitement, a surprising kindness, and an unexpected sanity in the darkness
A subtly cadenced novel of racial and sexual transgressions
Martin writes of the emotional desolation of a marriage break-up with clarity and candour. This is a powerful, challenging and draining novel.
Haunting ... An utterly compelling work of fiction
The Great Divorce is at turns eerie, disturbing, painful and passionate, all the while honest and compelling ... It is perhaps Martin's most provocative and resonant work
Sexy, absorbing and insightful ... a great read
Enthralling