This was a deeply moving, highly charged and absolutely terrifying story. It's something I fear, as I'm sure many of us do, the loss of our mental faculties. Seeing it here impacts very hard. Some of Alice's conversations with Lydia moved me a great deal and the grandchildren also held a lot of atmosphere. Not a book to read without a tissue to hand, but one anyone should at least think about reading. It covers a spot that could strike any of us and any of ours.