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The Woman in the Window by A.J.Finn Book Review 📖

 The Woman in the Window 

By A.J.Finn (2018)

(430 pages Kindle Digital Edition)


Genre : Contemporary, Fiction, Thriller, Psychological Fiction, Suspense,Detective, Mystery,Child abuse,Alcoholism. 

Rating : 5/5 😀😀😀😀😀




Simply superb! Loved it! Wish I had picked this sooner! One in its own class! 🥰🥰

Translated into over 40 languages and millions of copies sold worldwide! A major motion picture from Fox, available on Netflix! Eager to watch Amy Adams and Julian Moore blow my mind! Will check this out.😀😇


A child psychologist,Anna Fox,has experienced severe trauma and is reduced to stay indoors with doors locked and shutters closed shut . She is suffering from Agoraphobia - fear of open spaces and crowded places. No one visits her except her psychiatrist and aerobic trainer. No one calls her except her distant, separated husband and daughter. Her day is split between watching black and white movies on repeat, excessive drinking, online chatting and snooping on her neighbors (like the invalid Jimmy Stewart from Rear Window movie). The Russell's family moves next door and they immediately catch her attention. The mother,Jane Russell,befriends her. One night, she sees something horrific happen to Jane that sends her reeling. She reports the event to police. Enter the cops and detectives. Her claims are rejected and brushed away as hallucinations of a woman abusing booze and psychotropic drugs. No one believes her - except herself. So strong in her conviction, she strives to bring the truth to light. Against all odds. With no friends. Locked indoors. Driven by a mad passion to find out the truth. Where does this lead to? What all skeletons tumble down from the closet? Can we really trust Anna Fox and follow her lead?  Who did what? 


I had no idea what I was getting into when I started this book. The twists spun my mind on a wheel. Took me on a roller coaster ride. With each new revelation, a creeping fear and a chilling thrill seeped into my system. The cinematic prose and smooth flowing stream of consciousness of the narrator enabled me to slip into her character,crawl under her skin. I felt what she felt. I saw what she saw. I feared what she feared. I empathized for her. I despaired for her and wanted her to emerge victorious against a world that is set against people who lead "different" or "freakish" ways of life - especially women. It is shocking how easy it is to brand a woman with mental health issues as "mad" and "crazy" thereby discrediting her assertions and beliefs. The placement of all the pieces of the puzzle is nothing short of brilliant. It is difficult to believe this is a debut work of Mr.Finn! 👏👏I especially liked the overlap of the old movies with the narrative..like how a scene occurring on her TV matches with the thoughts reflecting in her mind and emotions swirling in her heart! 🤘🤘👏


Although,in some aspects, this might feel like a mash up of different succesful old movies and finds a parallel with 'The Girl on the Train', the similarities don't go very far. This story gives a startling and unsettling experience that pushes all other thoughts and comparisons to the background ! 🤪🤪👍👍 Great work! 

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