It was a quick read about a lone artist Janette, who runs a dog sitting business. One day a man knocks on her door to enquire about her dog sitting services and ends up raping her. In an act of self defence, she kills him and locks the body in her cellar. Soon she finds that she is pregnant and delivers the baby all on her own. She decides to kill the child if it was a boy, but it turns out to be a girl. So she raises the child, but keeps her locked away in a room for thirteen whole years.
She is also an artist who keeps an illustrated diary of her days, as she is not much into words. She suddenly dies due to a heart issue. What happens to her child after her death, will the child be sent to a good foster home and how the child turns out in the end is what the story is all about.
When I began reading the book I felt it was an implausible plot. Some of the characters I felt were thrust into the story. But the writing moves at a good pace, with twists and turns and though I did feel it was implausible in places, I was curious enough to go ahead and finish reading the book. It is an OK read for a quick time pass.
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